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| HER Number: | MDV126108 |
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| Name: | Ditches and banks south of RAF Harrowbeer, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Four linear earthwork ditches and banks, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1942 to 1946, and less distinctly on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 may be associated with the defence of the Second World War airfield.
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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRFIELD DEFENCE SITE (XX - 1901 AD to 1946 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
This area is depicted as rough ground.
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/NLA/31, RAF/NLA/31 V 5010 26-MAR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363064.
Three linear earthwork ditches are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3181-3182 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Four linear earthwork ditches and banks are visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5167 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Two linear earthwork ditches are indistinctly visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Four linear earthworks are visible just outside the perimeter of RAF Harrowbeer, on aerial photographs taken from 1942 to 1946. One appears to be a ditch, one a bank, one a ditch with small bank and the other a bank flanked by ditches. Two of the ditches are indistinctly visible on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. They do not appear to be aligned cross-contour and are not likely to have been for drainage, but their exact purpose is not clear. They may be associated with defence around the Second World War airfield.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5167 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. 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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| SDV363064 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/NLA/31. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/NLA/31 V 5010 26-MAR-1942. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3181-3182 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118851 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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: | Sep 11 2019 6:18PM |
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