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| HER Number: | MDV103975 |
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| Name: | Second World War Military Structure at Lentney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A small structure of Second World War date and probable military function is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s, overlooking the site of a coastal artillery battery on the coastal slopes to the west of Lentney Battery. The possible structure cannot be seen on more recent images available to the survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 491 494 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2501, RAF/CPE/UK/2501 RS 4077-4078 12-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351280.
A small structure is visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.
The structure is not visible but a shallow earthwork hollow might mark its former location.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A small structure of Second World War date and probable military function is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s, overlooking the site of a coastal artillery battery on the coastal slopes to the west of Lentney Battery with which it is probably associated. The structure measures less than four metres square and appears no greater in height than the Nissen Hut type structures at Lentney Battery, to the east. The specific function of the structure is unknown, but its elevation might have allowed it to act as an observation post for the coastal gun emplacement approximately 80 metres to the west. The structure cannot be seen on more recent images available to the survey but a shallow earthwork hollow visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007 might mark its former location.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349355 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007. |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351280 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2501 RS 4077-4078 12-MAR-1948. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39300 | Part of: Lentney battery, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2023 11:28AM |
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