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| HER Number: | MDV102537 |
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| Name: | Possible site of barbed wire enclosure south of Western Hill |
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Summary
A pale curvilinear cropmark is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It is interpreted as a temporary cropmark that formed along the route of a recently removed barbed wire fence. It may be associated with the Second World War military camp to the north-east, and is not visible on any later available photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 459 307 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/257
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
A curvilinear pale cropmark is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A pale curvilinear cropmark, approximately 5 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It appears to cross two hedgebanks suggesting that it postdates the construction of the field boundaries, and may be a superficial cropmark resulting after the removal of a barbed wire fence. This may be associated with the military camp to the north-east. It is not visible on any available later, or earlier, photographs which supports an interpretation as a temorary feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV349553 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61999 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55669 | Related to: Military camp at Appledore. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2012 6:10PM |
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