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| HER Number: | MDV48146 |
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| Name: | Pillbox circa 250 metres north of Waterford Farm, Musbury |
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Summary
Possible pillbox visible on RAF aerial photograph in field to north of Waterford Farm. No longer extant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 265 950 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Musbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MUSBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/257
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX? (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Engineers, 1940, Plans of Taunton Stop Line, LXXII.S (Cartographic). SDV325259.
There is no reference to a pillbox at this location on the Royal Engineer's plan for the Taunton Stop Line.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Structure visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 3491, 3492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.
Possible pillbox visible on aerial photograph in field to north of Waterford Farm.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1044 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Possible pillbox visible on 1947 Aerial Photograph. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV338613.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Structure no longer extant.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV110669 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3491, 3492. |
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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXII.S. |
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| SDV338613 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.17. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93106 ] |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1044. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2025 6:47PM |
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