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Concrete gun position with overhead protection for [?] 4.7in gun with arc of fire E and SE. No ancillary buildings but there are ammunition storage cubicles at rear.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/09/28)
DES=VIS=ESTIMATED -/-/1984 (NATIONAL TRUST). A SECOND WORLD WAR SEARCHLIGHT/
BATTERY GUN EMPLACEMENT IS AT THE EAST END OF THE PROPERTY. IT COMPRISES THE
FRONT ARC OF A CIRCLE OPEN TO THE SEA AND THERE ARE CIRCULAR SETTINGS OF BOLTS
IN THE BASE. IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF ITS OBVIOUS ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEFENCE
OF THE SOUTH HAMS AND THE EVACUATION OF THE SLAPTON AREA IN PREPARATION FOR THE
D-DAY LANDINGS (NATIONAL TRUST).
DES=VIS=28/9/1996 (JURY) COASTAL BATTERY AT DUN POINT, TORCROSS. CONCRETE GUN
POSITION WITH ARC OF FIRE E AND SE. NO ANCILLARY BUILDINGS BUT THERE ARE
AMMUNITION STORAGE CUBICLES AT REAR. PHOTOS SHOW GUN HOLDFAST PINS STILL IN
PLACE AND STEPS DOWN INTO AN EMERGENCY SHELTER (DOB WORKSHEET).
KEY=WWII DEFENSIVESITE MODERN 12/6/1987 XX GUNEMPLACEMENT 22/11/1996
REF=DES=NTAS/BEESANDS CLIFF/(AUGUST 1984)/IN SMR
REF=DES=DOB WORKSHEET (JURY, R.)/(1996)/IN SMR
(Source: SMR 1997/01/21)
| Official Name | Torpoint Battery |
|---|---|
| Type of site | COASTAL BATTERY GUN SITE |
| Location | Dun Point, Torcross. |
| Area |
Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Grid reference |
SX 8225 4166
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Possibility of cliff erosion. |
| Recorder | Jury, Richard |
| Defence grouping |
Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. |
| Photographs |
(4) - site views (2 DIGITISED). |
| DOB site reference: | S0006541 |
| Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SX84SW/27) |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1996/02/28 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |
