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The D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560 metres south of Waddeton Court, is a Second World War military installation associated with the preparation for Operation Overlord in 1944. The site comprised facilities for the repair and maintenance of amphibious landing craft in the months preceding the Normandy invasion, utilising the River Dart's sheltered waters and proximity to other invasion preparation bases in Devon. The physical remains reflect the temporary but intensive nature of wartime military infrastructure, with evidence of the operational infrastructure required to service the specialist vessels essential to the amphibious assault. This site represents a significant element of Devon's role as a key assembly and preparation area for the D-Day landings, one of the most crucial military operations of the Second World War.
D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020911. View the official record →
The D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560 metres south of Waddeton Court, is a Second World War military installation associated with the preparation for Operation Overlord in 1944. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020911.
D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton Court is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of Bosomzeal (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House (2.7 km), Hillfort known as Greenway Camp, immediately north east of Cart Wood (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton Court's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton Court stands on Early Devonian sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone.