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| HER Number: | MDV77815 |
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| Name: | Second World War US Army Assault Training Centre, Site 8, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A small rectangular structure visible on aerial photographs of 1946 is probably the site of Training Aid 8, as depicted on a U.S. Army plan of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 366 |
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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 and nineteenth century reclaimed field system on Braunton Marsh NW of Horsey Island
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3004-3005 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A small rectangular structure is visible. Map object based on this source.
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Information provided by R. Bass. NGR is the official position of ATC site 8. Located on golf course. Not visited. Other details: Site 122.
Unknown, 2010, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344665.
Map object based on this Source.
Historic Environment Record, 2010, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV344683.
'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 rectangular structure circa 4 metres by 3 metres in size is visible on aerial photographs of May 1946. The structure is probably the site of Training Aid 8, as depicted on a U.S. Army plan of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows. The structure is not readily identifiable on later aerial photographs and might have been demolished or obscured by shifting sand dunes immediately after the war.
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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| SDV344683 | 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 3004-3005 13-MAY-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2021 4:25PM |
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