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Summary

The airfield comprised three runways in an 'A' shaped layout constructed using rubble from the Plymouth blitz which was transported to Yelverton to form part of the hard core for the new runways. Visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s and later 20th century.

Location

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

• RUNWAY (Constructed, World War II to XX - 1941 AD to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Runways are clearly visible on the 1940s aerial photograph.

Hayes, M., 2014, RAF Harrowbeer Yelverton, History page (Website). SDV356736.

The airfield comprised three runways in an 'A' shaped layout constructed using rubble from the Plymouth blitz which was transported to Yelverton to form part of the hard core for the new runways. Rock from quarries and mines near Tavistock was also used to form the base for runways and new roads in the area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7109 - Archaeological monitoring and recording on Roborough Down, Yelverton (Ref: 100422)

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