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| HER Number: | MDV39370 |
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| Name: | Airfield Building, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Brick walled enclosure, possibly an electrical sub-station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 133 083 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Hellis, J., 1990, List of Defensive Sites (Un-published). SDV99101.
A simple brick built square wall about 5 feet 5 inches high possibly part of the airfield defences.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 20 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Brick enclosure (not shown on air ministry site plan). Construction: 9 inch brick walled enclosure with twisted anti-climb steel rods fixed to the top of the wall.(probably used for fixing barbed wire). Function: unknown - but could be an electrical sub-station. Associated with the battle headquarters and appears to be in good condition. The anti-climb steel rods are an interesting feature.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Ruined feature shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. No. 20. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114533 ] |
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| SDV99101 | Un-published: Hellis, J.. 1990. List of Defensive Sites. Manuscript. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV39369 | Related to: Battle Headquarters, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 16 2022 3:48PM |
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