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Anti-tank ditch. Farmer reports it has been filled in: no visible remaining earthworks. Air photograph evidence confirms site.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/08/28)
Type of site | ANTI TANK DITCH |
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Location | At Lower Abbey Farm. |
Area |
Axminster, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SY 2852 9735
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Infilled |
Materials | Earthwork |
Recorder | Mear, K. (Axminster Historical Society) |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. Axminster anti-tank island - Defences of Axminster anti-tank island. Cassini ref. T7219. [Source: Southern Area Operation Instruction no.5, 4 Jan 1941 - PRO WO 166/1243]. |
Adjacent sites | Adjacent pillboxes. |
DOB site reference: | S0001298 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SY29NE/303) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/08/28 Infill, Before 1950 |