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| HER Number: | MDV51991 |
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| Name: | Hexagonal Pillbox near Royal Air Force Chivenor |
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Summary
Hexagonal pillbox in field to north of Royal Air Force base at Chivenor. Probably part of wartime defences of airfield.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 498 350 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Heanton Punchardon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEANTON PUNCHARDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/249
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/891, NMR RAF/106G/UK/891 4073-4 08-OCT-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349055.
A small pillbox is visible as a structure.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655/3241 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342297.
Visible in corner of small field.
Horner, W., 1994, Hexagonal Pillboxes (Personal Comment). SDV342298.
Visited on 05/07/1994. Hexagonal pillbox visible from road at approximately this location. Many field boundaries have gone since 1963 Ordnance Survey map. Presumably an airfield defence pillbox related to Chivenor Airfield.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.
There are a few extant anti-aircraft batteries and pillboxes around the perimeter of the site. Other details: WA 191.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4935 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.
The pillbox, possibly a type 22, remains visible as a structure.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small hexagonal pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as a structure in the corner of a field to the north RAF Chivenor. The pillbox, possibly a type 22, or an RAF variation thereof, survives to be visible on interactive digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010, but is more clearly as the field boundary banks surrounding the structure in 1945 have been removed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342125 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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| SDV342297 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655/3241. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV342298 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1994. Hexagonal Pillboxes. |
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349055 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/891. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/891 4073-4 08-OCT-1945. [Mapped feature: #94151 ] |
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| SDV349899 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4935 08-APR-2010. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51992 | Part of: Royal Air Force Base Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV51994 | Related to: Hexagonal Pillbox at Royal Air Force Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV51995 | Related to: Hexagonal Pillbox at Royal Air Force Chivenor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 14 2013 8:54AM |
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