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| HER Number: | MDV77649 |
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| Name: | Earthwork pits, Braunton Burrows Second World War Assault Training Centre |
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Summary
Several pits and associated spoil heaps of possible Second World War date are visible on Braunton Burrows as earthworks, on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. No evidence of a structure has been identified in this area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 452 359 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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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
- PIT (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/957, NMR RAF/106G/UK/957 4022-3 30-OCT-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349054.
The pits are visible as earthworks flanked by low spoil heaps.
Environment Agency, 2006, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4434 Environment Agency D0059361 03-APR-2006 (Cartographic). SDV349740.
The earthworks remain visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4535 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.
The pits are visible as shallow earthworks partly obscured by vegetation.
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Visited 2009. Building visible on Lidar survey. There are new ponds in this area, as marked on modern mapping, with spoil in low mounds around them (also identified from Lidar survey). There are a number of pieces of timber lying in the area and the spoil heaps. The timber may have derived from historic military structures or former fencing, the latter of which is shown on modern maps but has since been removed. Other details: Site 48.
Unknown, 2010, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344665.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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: #104577 ] |
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| SDV349054 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/957. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/957 4022-3 30-OCT-1945. |
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| SDV349344 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4535 04-MAY-2007. |
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| SDV349740 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4434 Environment Agency D0059361 03-APR-2006. |
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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 12:38PM |
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