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| HER Number: | MDV109990 |
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| Name: | Aircraft Dispersal Pens, Harrowbeer Airfield |
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Summary
Row of six protected dispersal areas for fighter aircraft on the south-western side of the airfield.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 511 678 |
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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
- BLAST SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Pillbox Study Group, 2012-2020, WWII Defence Sites, e10576-e10581 (Un-published). SDV357880.
Aircraft dispersal pens (Type B). Protected dispersal areas for fighter aircraft.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020, South Devon Coast to Dartmoor AI&M Survey, Area 2 Site Visit, 16-AUG-2020 (Site Visit). SDV363808.
Many of the dispersal pens are well preserved. The hard standing is being used for car parking. Some of the openings have been blocked up and others are gated.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #69444 ] |
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| SDV357880 | Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012-2020. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e10576-e10581. |
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| SDV363808 | Site Visit: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020. South Devon Coast to Dartmoor AI&M Survey, Area 2 Site Visit. AC Archaeology. Photograph (Digital). 16-AUG-2020. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55691 | Part of: Harrowbeer Airfield, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV109988 | Related to: Aircraft Dispersal Pen, Harrowbeer Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV109986 | Related to: Aircraft Dispersal Pens, Harrowbeer Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV110015 | Related to: Light Aircraft Battery, Harrowbeer Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2020 11:10AM |
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