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Summary

A searchlight emplacement of early twentieth century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards as a structure overlooking the sea cliffs to the south-west of Renney Battery. The structure has now been demolished.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/3/13

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Mid 20th Century to World War II - 1933 AD? to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.

A searchlight emplacement is visible as a structure.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69292, OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351291.

The searchlight emplacement structure remains visible.

Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.

Site visit 12th December 1991. Site of one of two searchlights installed in 1933 to illuminate the sea area in front of Renney Battery. Now demolished; marked on 1963 OS 1:2500 (plan SX4948).

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

One of two searchlight emplacements of early twentieth century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards as a structure overlooking the sea cliffs to the south-west of Renney Battery. The structure remains visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1969 but cannot be seen on later aerial photographs and has probably been demolished.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145577	Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material.
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351258	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945. [Mapped feature: #91768 ]
SDV351291	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69292. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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)

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