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HER Number:MDV102457
Name:Pit or pond at RAF Northam Radar Station

Summary

A rectangular pit roughly 11 metres square is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1970s, immediately to the south of a receiver mast and structures at RAF Northam Radar Station, with which it may be associated. The function of the pit is uncertain and it appears to have now been levelled.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 447 299
Map Sheet:SS42NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (World War II to XX - 1941 AD to 1979 AD)
  • POND? (World War II to XX - 1941 AD to 1979 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1420 4232-3 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.


Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2553, RAF/58/2553 PSFO-P2-0043 SS 4429/1 29-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349117.


Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 005-6 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.


Next Perspectives, 2001, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4429 22-MAY-2001 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349376.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A rectangular pit roughly 11 metres square is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1970s, immediately to the south of a receiver mast and associated structures at RAF Northam Radar Station, with which it may be associated. The pit might be contained within a fence and appears to contain water. It’s function is uncertain, but it might be a pond or storage tank. The earthwork remains visible in 1979 but has been levelled or infilled by 2001.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349018Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV349083Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79010. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/79010 005-6 16-APR-1979.
SDV349117Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2553. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2553 PSFO-P2-0043 SS 4429/1 29-AUG-1958.
SDV349376Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2001. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4429 22-MAY-2001.
SDV349553Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1420 4232-3 15-APR-1946.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2017 5:02PM

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