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HER Number:MDV56575
Name:Water tank, Dispersed Site 11, Dunkeswell Airfield

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
Map Sheet:ST10NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDunkeswell
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDUNKESWELL

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

SDV312951Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 126, Fig. 25.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #145228 ]
SDV366286Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV45101Part 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