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<< Our Photo Pages >> Woolacombe Memorial - Modern Stone Circle etc in England in Devon

Submitted by theCaptain on Sunday, 04 January 2015  Page Views: 4839

Modern SitesSite Name: Woolacombe Memorial
Country: England County: Devon Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Ilfracombe  Nearest Village: Woolacombe
Map Ref: SS45494389
Latitude: 51.173318N  Longitude: 4.211628W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Woolacombe Memorial
Woolacombe Memorial submitted by theCaptain : Closer inspection reveals this to be a memorial to the American soldiers of the second World War who were based in this area in the build up to D-Day, using the beaches of Woolacombe and nearby Saunton to practise their invasion techniques. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Standing stone type memorial above the beach at Woolacombe, for the American soldiers of the second World War based in this area.

Spending a wet New Years afternoon exploring the top left corner of Devon, I stopped at Woolacombe to watch the surf for a while, and saw what looked like a standing stone on the grassy area above the northern edge of the beach.

Closer inspection reveals this to be two nice granite stones, tastefully made into a memorial to the American soldiers of the second World War who were based in this area in the build up to D-Day, using the beaches of Woolacombe and nearby Saunton to practise their invasion techniques.
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Woolacombe Memorial
Woolacombe Memorial submitted by AngieLake : It was good to realise that I was here on the sunny evening of 6th June 2018, to read the D-Day remembrance plaques. I wonder if there was a ceremony earlier that day? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Woolacombe Memorial
Woolacombe Memorial submitted by AngieLake : The D-Day memorial stones at Woolacombe on the sunny evening of 6th June 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Woolacombe Memorial
Woolacombe Memorial submitted by AngieLake : I was amazed to realise that it was actually 6th June that evening as I was reading the dedications on the plaques on the D-Day Memorial stone on Woolacombe seafront. (I've seen these several times on home-visits to North Devon). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS4543 : The Woolacombe Memorial by Pauline E
by Pauline E
©2009(licence)
SS4543 : The Woolacombe Memorial by Pauline E
by Pauline E
©2009(licence)
SS4543 : Green above Woolacombe by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2017(licence)
SS4543 : Devonian Morte Slates by Pauline E
by Pauline E
©2009(licence)
SS4543 : Woolacombe Memorial by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2009(licence)

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