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HER Number:MDV110015
Name:Light Aircraft Battery, Harrowbeer Airfield

Summary

Light Aircraft Battery situated on the arm of a dispersal pen.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 513 677
Map Sheet:SX56NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

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

  • LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e11350 (Un-published). SDV357880.

LAA Battery situated on the arm of a dispersal pen.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357880Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e11350. [Mapped feature: #2543 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV55691Part of: Harrowbeer Airfield (Monument)
MDV109990Related to: Aircraft Dispersal Pens, Harrowbeer Airfield (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 2 2015 11:06AM