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HER Number:MDV67773
Name:Steel Tank, Winkleigh Airfield

Summary

Steel tank. Probably post-war.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 615 096
Map Sheet:SS60NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWinkleigh
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWINKLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/20/69

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STRUCTURE (XX - 1946 AD to 1999 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Not shown.


ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.

Tank not shown on AM plan. Rectangular construction of recycled, thick metal panels, set into a concrete base on hard standing to the south-east of a hangar. He structure is reinforced with metal tubes and straps. The date and function are unknown, but its position (obscuring access to the hangar), suggest it is a later addition. Other details: Site 468.


GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV20447Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital.
SDV321648Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #98638 ]
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV46535Part of: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)

Date Last Edited:Apr 30 2010 2:36PM