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| HER Number: | MDV11941 |
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| Name: | Second World War military camp at Stevenstone House, St. Giles in the Wood |
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Summary
Twelve platforms associated with temporary structures of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and images derived from lidar data, on the south-east facing slopes to the south of Stevenstone House, St Giles in the Wood parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 526 191 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | St. Giles in the Wood |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.GILES IN THE WOOD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a deerpark and C18 designed parkland at Stevenstone House Park
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51NW/17
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY CAMP? (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
- PLATFORM (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1244.
At stevenstone house six grass-covered platforms of 1939-1945 military buildings.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1245.
Osa=ss51nw(m).
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Six rectangular platforms are visible under tree cover.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV108 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Six WWII building platforms previously recorded, but LiDAR evidence suggests 11 or 12.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Twelve rectangular platforms are visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1244 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV1245 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV108. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142938 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 3 2025 2:34PM |
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