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| HER Number: | MDV58754 |
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| Name: | Bolt Head, Site [C] Anti-Aircraft Battery, Malborough |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-aircraft gun position recorded at Bolt Head appears to be visible as a complex of structures and an embanked area within a rectilinear enclosure on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 710 374 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/153
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143852.
Dobinson, C. S.(CBA)/20th Century Fortifications in England/I.4(1996)729/AA artillery 1914-46 site gazetteer:WWII LAA.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2023-2024 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A complex of structures and earthwork embanked feature are visible within a rectilinear banked enclosure.
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 729 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Anti-aircraft position at Bolt Head. One 40mm AA gun documented 20/6/1942 (Dobinson). Other details: AAI.
Winton, H. + Bowden, M., 2009, East Soar, Devon: Air Photo Assessment and Survey (Report - Survey). SDV351406.
A number of small structures, an embanked feature and rectilinear earthwork banked enclosure have been transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1946. They were assigned as part of the airfield.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A complex of small rectangular structures and a small embanked feature are visible within a rectilinear banked enclosure on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They correspond to a record of Bolt Head anti-aircraft battery site C, and are interpreted as the ammunition stores and a gun emplacement. The features have already been transcribed as part of the East Soar air photo assessment.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143852 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2023-2024 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV323690 | Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. I.4. A4 Bound. 729. |
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| SDV351406 | Report - Survey: Winton, H. + Bowden, M.. 2009. East Soar, Devon: Air Photo Assessment and Survey. English Heritage. 50-2009. Digital + A4. [Mapped feature: #125423 Previously recorded as a point at SX 7109 3750., ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV35349 | Related to: RAF Bolt Head Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2020 5:27PM |
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