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Summary

Military earthwork trenches of Second World War date are visible on aerial photographs of 1944 onwards, to the south of former RAF Exeter. The earthworks and a possible associated structure have been completely cleared on aerial photographs of 1966.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1421081
• National Monuments Record: 1421082
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SW/95

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY EARTHWORKS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV115712.

Des=horner, w. /(24/6/1997)/note in pf.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV115713.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/2460/(11/4/1947)/smr 37/49.

Horner, B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1669.

Series of short earthworks stepped into hillslope recorded on raf 1947 ap. Possibly infantry trenches or weapons' pits associated with raf exeter (horner).

Royal Air Force, 1944, RAF/NLA/80, RAF/NLA/80 RP 3038 24-MAR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358954.

The earthwork trenches are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4432-33 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The earthwork trenches and possible associated structure are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 383 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

The former earthworks and possible associated structure have been completely levelled.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Military earthwork trenches of Second World War date are visible on aerial photographs of 1944 onwards, to the south of former RAF Exeter. The earthworks are dispersed along the southern edge of a field boundary across two adjacent agricultural fields. The earthworks comprise two north to south aligned zig-zag slit trenches, the eastern of the two being flanked by earthwork banks, and a longer, straighter east to west aligned trench to the east of these. A small rectangular structure, which is possibly associated, lies in-between the two eastern trenches. The earthworks and structure have been completely cleared on aerial photographs of 1966.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV115712	Migrated Record:
SDV115713	Aerial Photograph:
SDV1669	Migrated Record: Horner, B..
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4432-33 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #95888 ]
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV357577	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 383 22-JUL-1966.
SDV358954	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944. RAF/NLA/80. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/NLA/80 RP 3038 24-MAR-1944.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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