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Summary

A military camp (Dispersed Site 12) of Second World War date is visible as a number of structures and an earthwork banked feature on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Dunkeswell airfield.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/42/12

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
• DISPERSED SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

1947, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117994.

Distinct group of military buildings visible on raf (1947) aps (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV117997.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk 1974/(11-04-1947)4298.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117998.

Des=os 6"(1968)st10nw.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117999.

Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Site late incorporated into jenwood farm (os).

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/16B/BR425/3, RAF/16B/BR425/3 V 34 02-FEB-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359929.

The camp has not yet been constructed by this time.

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/FNO/38, RAF/FNO/38 RV 6021 11-JUL-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359770.

Construction of the camp appears to have commenced.

United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC14, US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6005 09-AUG-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359565.

A range of structures and an earthwork banked feature are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4297-4298 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A range of structures and an earthwork banked feature are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1648-49 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

The structures have been almost completely demolished, with only hut bases and a roofless structure visible.

Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. (Report - Survey). SDV312951.

Dunkeswell airfield dispersed site 12 (waaf quarters). No buildings survive here, the area now being a modern housing estate (francis).

GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

The former camp has been completely cleared and the site developed into a housing estate.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A military camp (Dispersed Site 12) of Second World War date is visible as a number of structures and an earthwork banked feature on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Dunkeswell airfield. The dispersed camp covers an area of approximately 0.85 hectares of land, mostly confined within the northwest corner of a former agricultural field. The camp comprises a number of structures largely consisting of nissen huts, but also a pitched roof structure, most likely utilised for accommodation, storage and administration, as well as an embanked water tank. The camp is located in close proximity to a number of other similarly dispersed camps associated with Dunkeswell airfield, situated approximately 1km to the northwest. The camps are all interconnected by a series of trackways, some of which are still partly extant on modern digital mapping. The camp, which was built sometime around 11th July 1942, remains largely unaltered on aerial photographs of 1947. By 1982, the structures have been almost completely demolished, with only hut bases and a single roofless structure visible. By 1999, the former camp has been completely cleared and the site developed into a housing estate.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV117994	Migrated Record: 1947.
SDV117997	Aerial Photograph:
SDV117998	Migrated Record:
SDV117999	Migrated Record:
SDV148	Migrated Record:
SDV312951	Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4.
SDV321648	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4297-4298 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #92393 ]
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1648-49 03-SEP-1982.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359565	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC14. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6005 09-AUG-1943.
SDV359770	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/FNO/38. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photocopy. RAF/FNO/38 RV 6021 11-JUL-1942.
SDV359929	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/16B/BR425/3. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/16B/BR425/3 V 34 02-FEB-1942.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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