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| HER Number: | MDV56576 |
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| Name: | Air raid shelter, Dispersed Site 11, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of an air raid shelter that served the dispersed accommodation site that stood here during the Second World War.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 141 063 |
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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/42/9/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 127, Fig. 25 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Dispersed Site 11. Stanton type air-raid shelter.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Structure not shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 127, Fig. 25. [Mapped feature: #35847 ] |
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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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