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| HER Number: | MDV130619 |
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| Name: | Royal Observer Corps (ROC) aircraft recognition and reporting post, Peek Hill |
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Summary
A Royal Observer Corps (ROC) aircraft recognition and reporting post. It stood on a large natural mound on the summit area of the Sharpitor ridge. Here there are spectacular vistas in all directions, especially to the south-west over the large conurbation of Plymouth and its dockyard. Little survives except a rectangular concrete ribbon foundation, 0.2m wide, that marks an area measuring about 3.7m by 2m. Erected on this foundation may have been a concrete prefabricated structure called an Orlit 'type A' post. These structures were used to shelter the aircraft observers both during and after World War 2. An ROC underground monitoring bunker lies nearby (SX 56 NE 380); such sites were often located near pre-existing ROC reporting posts.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 557 699 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE402
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1472605
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LOOKOUT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(20/02/2007) SX55756993 A Royal Observer Corps (ROC) aircraft recognition and reporting post. It stood on a large natural mound on the summit area of the Sharpitor ridge. Here there are spectacular vistas in all directions, especially to the south-west over the large conurbation of Plymouth and its dockyard. Little survives except a rectangular concrete ribbon foundation, 0.2m wide, that marks an area measuring about 3.7m by 2m. Erected on this foundation may have been a concrete prefabricated structure called an Orlit 'type A' post. These structures were used to shelter the aircraft observers both during and after World War 2. An ROC underground monitoring bunker lies nearby (SX 56 NE 380); such sites were often located near pre-existing ROC reporting posts. Foundation surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #130044 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63631 | Related to: Royal Air Force Gee Master Transmitting Station, Peek Hill (Monument) |
| MDV72347 | Related to: Sharpitor, Royal Observer Corps post (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 30 2021 2:16PM |
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