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| HER Number: | MDV110001 |
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| Name: | Allan-Williams Turret at Harrowbeer Airfield |
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Summary
The remains of an Allan-Williams Turret, a rotating, domed, steel turret set over a circular pit which was used as a gun emplacement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 515 671 |
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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
- ALLAN WILLIAMS TURRET (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e11429 (Un-published). SDV357880.
The remains of an Allan-Williams Turret.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
No evidence of an Allan-Williams Turret was seen in this location on the available aerial photographs.
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.
The remains of this feature are visible on the ground as a circular, metal structure just protruding from an earthwork mound.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357880 | Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e11429. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2023 1:11PM |
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