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| HER Number: | MDV56691 |
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| Name: | VHF Transmitting Site, Roborough Down |
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Summary
VHF Transmitting Site associated with Harowbeer Airfield. Formerly recorded as an outlying obstruction light of Roborough Down bombing decoy, part of the decoy airfield.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 511 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of an outlying obstruction light of World War II decoy airfield on Roborough Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/204/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) BOMBING DECOY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
- TRANSMITTER SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Air Ministry, 1944, Harrowbeer Record Site Plan; Site No. 1 [Airfield Site] (Plan - measured). SDV363129.
Marked on an inset as VHF transmitting hut, transmitting mast and rest hut.
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 4298 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
Recorded on RAF 1946 AP (APH). Other details: 52/18.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Visible on the aerial photograph layer.
Crawshaw, A., 1996, WWII Bombing decoys (Un-published). SDV145387.
Outlying obstruction light of Roborough Down bombing decoy.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, Features identified while working on SDCD2 AI&M project in adjacent area (Interpretation). SDV363072.
In addition to the circular structure inside a rectilinear enclosure already recorded, there is a small rectilinear structure to the south which appears to be linked to it by a linear trackway. This is similar to a feature recorded to the south-west (MDV125937). They are marked on a 1944 Air Ministry plan as VHF Transmitting Site. MDV56691 does not form part of the survey area so has not been transcribed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4298. |
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| SDV145387 | Un-published: Crawshaw, A.. 1996. WWII Bombing decoys. |
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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: #95613 ] |
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| SDV363072 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. Features identified while working on SDCD2 AI&M project in adjacent area. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363129 | Plan - measured: Air Ministry. 1944. Harrowbeer Record Site Plan; Site No. 1 [Airfield Site]. 1:2500. Photocopy. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58008 | Part of: Roborough Down decoy airfield (Monument) |
| MDV56693 | Related to: Decoy shelter on Roborough Down (Monument) |
| MDV56228 | Related to: Prisoner of War camp, Roborough Down (Monument) |
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)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 23 2019 11:26AM |
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