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| HER Number: | MDV56559 |
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| Name: | Airmen's barrack hut, Dispersed Site 9, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of an airmen's barrack hut, one of several visible on the RAF aerial photo.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 144 071 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/42/2/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARRACKS (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
A group of rectangular buildings is clearly visible.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 111, Fig. 24 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Site 9. Building 580. Airmen's barrack hut. Universal Asbestos Handcraft hut consisting of trough-shaped asbestos sheeting bolted together to form a seven-sided building. Brick end walls and internal brick porch. Building 19 feet wide and 35 feet 9 inches long. Still in excellent condition with windows still glazed.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
The buildings are no longer extant, replaced by houses and gardens.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 111, Fig. 24. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45094 | Part of: Dispersed Accommodation Site 9, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2025 10:38AM |
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