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| HER Number: | MDV77719 |
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| Name: | US Army Assault Training Centre ‘Hedgehog’ Site 12H, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A small structure of probable Second World War date is visible on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1946. The structure is possibly the site of Training Aid 12H, as depicted on a U.S. Army plan of the ‘Hedgehog’ component of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 451 362 |
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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
- PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING) (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A small square structure is partially visible.
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Information provided by R. Bass. NGR is official position of ATC site 12H. Other details: Site 97.
Unknown, 2010, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344665.
Training Aid 12H is depicted.
Historic Environment Record, 2010, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV344678.
'ATC' presumably stands for Assault Training Centre.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small structure of probable Second World War date is visible on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1946. The structure appears irregular or sub-square in shape, but this may be due to vegetation used as camouflage or the structure being partly obscured by a sand dune. It measures circa 3.5 metres square and is probably the site of Training Aid 12H, as depicted on a U.S. Army plan of the ‘Hedgehog’ component of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows. Two very similar sites, possibly sites 7H and 9H can be seen circa 95 to the north-west and 100 metres to the southeast respectively.
The structure is not readily identifiable on any later aerial photographs available to the survey and has either been deliberately demolished or obscured by shifting sand dunes.
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. |
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| SDV344678 | Personal Comment: Historic Environment Record. 2010. |
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #104644 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
| MDV57316 | Part of: Braunton Burrows, Training Hedgehog (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:39PM |
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