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| HER Number: | MDV56575 |
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| Name: | Water tank, Dispersed Site 11, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a large, square, brick-built water tank that served the dispersed accommodation site that stood here during the Second World War. .
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 141 062 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthworks and cropmarks of pits, part of extensive Roman and post-Roman open cast ironstone mines, 18th-19th century Laurel Walk and sites of structures associated with former WWII Dunkeswell airfield at Highwood
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/42/9/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER TANK (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.
Square structure visible.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 126, Fig. 25 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Dispersed Site 11. Static water tank. Large, square, brick-built structure. Now overgrown.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
No longer extant.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 126, Fig. 25. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #145228 ] |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45101 | Part of: Dispersed Accommodation Site 11, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 30 2025 3:48PM |
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