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HER Number:MDV67866
Name:High Frequency Direction Finding (HF/DF) Station, Winkleigh Airfield

Summary

High Frequency Direction Finding (HF/DF) Station is in poor condition.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 633 094
Map Sheet:SS60NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWinkleigh
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWINKLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/69
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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


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

The survey of Winkleigh Airfield by ACE Archaeology Club in 1999 compared the 1945 plan with surviving structures. The High Frequency Direction Finding (HF/DF) Station is in poor condition.


ACE Archaeology Club, 2008, Winkleigh Airfield, 10 (Report - Survey). SDV359876.

Site 11. High Frequency Direction Finding Station. See report for more information.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV20447Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #98726 ]
SDV359876Report - Survey: ACE Archaeology Club. 2008. Winkleigh Airfield. ACE Archaeology. Digital. 10.

Associated Monuments

MDV76707Parent of: Part of High Frequency Direction Finding Station, Winkleigh Airfield (Monument)
MDV76708Parent of: Transmitter, High Frequency Direction Fiding Station, Winkleigh Airfield (Monument)
MDV72718Parent of: Winkleigh, Heath Linhay 330 meters north of Berner's Cross (Monument)
MDV46535Related to: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Jul 14 2017 11:12AM