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Summary

Four rectilinear pitched-roofed structures, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1942 and 1946, form an ammunition store associated with the Second World War airfield. The superstructures had gone by 1951, but bases and a connecting road remain visible on aerial imagery dating to 2018.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the World War II RAF Harrowbeer airfield, as well as medieval fields and farms, industrial tin working, sections of the Devonport and Plymouth Leats, and part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway on Roborough Down

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/112/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• AMMUNITION STORE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119124.

Group of buildings arranged around open area in square formation recorded on raf ap's of 1946-7. Possibly associated with raf harrowbeer as connected to airfield road system and do not appear on earlier maps. Only track and standings marked on 1954 map (dob worksheet).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV220190.

Des=dob worksheet (horner, w. )/ (1996)/ in smr.

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/NLA/31, RAF/NLA/31 V 5011-5012 26-MAR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363064.

A group of four rectangular structures are visible, linked by a trackway, with a detached square structure to the south.

Air Ministry, 1944, Harrowbeer Record Site Plan; Site No. 1 [Airfield Site], 39-42 (Plan - measured). SDV363129.

The complex, with separate square structure to the south, is recorded as 'SAA Stores'.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3202-3203 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.

A group of four rectangular structures are visible, linked by a trackway, with a detached square structure to the south.

Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, RAF/540/483 RS 4248-4249 24-APR-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352103.

The superstructures are no longer visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69293, OS/69293 V 046 28-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354437.

Rectilinear ground-level structures are visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 05-JUN-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The trackway and partial remains of hut bases are visible as flat structures.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

Four rectilinear pitched-roofed structures, arranged as a quadrangle, are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1942 and 1946. They vary in size and form, between 6.5 and 8 metres wide and 11 to 28 metres long; the northernmost has a central porch on its north side. They are linked to the road on the east by what seems to be a surfaced road. They are depicted on a military plan as SAA stores and are associated with Harrowbeer Second World War airfield. The superstructures are not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1951, but the road and hut bases remain visible on later aerial photographs including those taken in 2018.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV119124	Migrated Record:
SDV220190	Migrated Record:
SDV352103	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/483 RS 4248-4249 24-APR-1951.
SDV354437	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69293. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69293 V 046 28-JUN-1969.
SDV362982	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
SDV363064	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/NLA/31. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/NLA/31 V 5011-5012 26-MAR-1942.
SDV363067	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3202-3203 27-FEB-1946.
SDV363088	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 05-JUN-2019.
SDV363129	Plan - measured: Air Ministry. 1944. Harrowbeer Record Site Plan; Site No. 1 [Airfield Site]. 1:2500. Photocopy. 39-42. [Mapped feature: #95323 ]
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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