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| HER Number: | MDV67762 |
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| Name: | Blast Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield |
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Summary
Brick and earth built blast shelter. Now used for storage.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 615 094 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/20/57
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BLAST SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Map object based on this Source.
ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.
Aircraft and personnel blast shelter of brick and earth construction in good condition. Currently used as a storage area. Very overgrown at time of survey. Other details: Site 407.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Map object based on this Source.
Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e10568 (Un-published). SDV357880.
Aircraft dispersal pen (Type B). Protected dispersal area for fighter aircraft.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20447 | Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV357880 | Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e10568. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV46535 | Part of: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2015 3:50PM |
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