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| HER Number: | MDV54212 |
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| Name: | Nissen Huts, Heath Farm Searchlight Battery |
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Summary
Four Nissen huts remain out of the original nine associated with the World War II searchlight battery, in a field to the west of Heath Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 692 973 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Spreyton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SPREYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/68/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NISSEN HUT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Horner, W., 1995, Searchlight Battery (Worksheet). SDV234910.
Four Nissen huts survive in the field to the west of Heath Farm, plus the concrete platforms for four more and the site of a further platform. The cookhouse still has 'cookhouse' stencilled on the door. The personnel were originally in a tented camp. Attached plan shows layout. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV234910 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1995. Searchlight Battery. Devon County Historic Environment Record. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54211 | Part of: Heath Farm Searchlight Battery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2014 3:52PM |
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