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| HER Number: | MDV77542 |
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| Name: | Training Aid 25, Doughnut Slack, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
Site of a cluster of pillboxes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 453 333 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1944, Roads and Training Aids: U.S. Assault Training Center (Un-published). SDV339604.
Bass, R. T., 1996, Guide to the US Assault Training Centre North Devon, 27 (Un-published). SDV325695.
Training Aid 25 at the head of Doughnut Slack, beyond Doughnut Pond.
Bass, R. T., 2005, Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition, 37-8 (Monograph). SDV325697.
Training Aid 25 at SS45323334 not located.
Miller, D., 2006, World War Two Features Annotated onto Braunton Burrows Habitat Map (Cartographic). SDV339606.
'Remnants', 'Surface Rubble', 'Pillbox', 'Barbed Wire', 'Posts', 'Mound' and 'Concrete' annotated in the area between Ugly Lump Slack and Pebble Slack.
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Visited 2009. Nothing found at this location. Other details: Site 3.
Unknown, 2010, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344665.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325695 | Un-published: Bass, R. T.. 1996. Guide to the US Assault Training Centre North Devon. Manuscript. 27. |
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| SDV325697 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 2005. Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition. Spirits of the Sand. A5 Paperback. 37-8. |
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| SDV339604 | Un-published: Unknown. 1944. Roads and Training Aids: U.S. Assault Training Center. U.S. Plans from R.T.Bass. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
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| SDV339606 | Cartographic: Miller, D.. 2006. World War Two Features Annotated onto Braunton Burrows Habitat Map. Nature Conservancy Council. Photocopy. |
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| SDV344664 | Un-published: Passmore, A. + Knight, S.. 2009. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV344665 | Un-published: Unknown. 2010. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104486 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:37PM |
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