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Summary

A hexagonal pillbox of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s as a structure on the northern perimeter of RAF Chivenor. The pillbox had probably been removed by the late 1960s.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/112/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLBOX (World War II - 1940 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501/4012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342337.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3240-3241 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.

A small hexagonal structure is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/543/1017, NMR RAF/543/1017 PSFO0084 (SS5034/1) 10-AUG-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349659.

The small hexagonal structure remains visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1968, OS/68274, NMR OS/68/274 017-018 03-AUG-1968 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349947.

The small hexagonal structure is no longer visible.

Unknown, 1994, Untitled Source (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV342335.

Possible hexagonal pillbox visible on Royal Air Force 1946 aerial photograph at south-east end of bridge over railway. Could be an airfield perimeter defence pillbox.

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 194.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A hexagonal pillbox of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1960s as a structure centred on circa SS 50883482, on the south-eastern side of a railway bridge on the northern perimeter of RAF Chivenor. It measures approximately 4.5-5 metres across and might be a variation on a Type 22 pillbox. The pillbox is not clearly visible on aerial photographs of August 1968 and might have been removed by this date. It is one of four similar pillboxes recorded along the northern perimeter of RAF Chivenor.

Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e11477 (Un-published). SDV357880.

Pillbox.

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.
SDV342335	Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry: Unknown. 1994.
SDV342337	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501/4012. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349659	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/543/1017. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/543/1017 PSFO0084 (SS5034/1) 10-AUG-1960.
SDV349947	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1968. OS/68274. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/68/274 017-018 03-AUG-1968.
SDV349996	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3240-3241 11-JUL-1946.
SDV357880	Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e11477.

Associated Monuments

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

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