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HER Number: | MDV71810 |
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Name: | Harrowbeer, Site 2 AA Battery |
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Summary
Light AA Battery at Site 2, Harrowbeer.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 519 678 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the World War II RAF Harrowbeer airfield, as well as medieval fields and farms, industrial tin working, sections of the Devonport and Plymouth Leats, and part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway on Roborough Down
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 587 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Light AA Battery at Site '2', Harrowbeer. Equipped with a single 40mm Bofors gun on a MkII platform. Manned by 137 Regt, 326 Bty. Other details: AAI.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV323690 | Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. I.4. A4 Bound. 587. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2019 7:45AM |
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