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| HER Number: | MDV72293 |
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| Name: | Farway Common, ROC post |
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Summary
Site of ROC post for Farway Common.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 172 986 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HONITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Wood, D., 1992, Attack Warning Red, 284 (Monograph). SDV143823.
Renamed Farway Common from Hartridge in January 1958.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 202 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Site of Royal Observer Corps ROC post for Farway Common. Resited to location in January 1958 from SY169981 (PRN: 72292). Underground by July 1959 and finally closed by October 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143823 | Monograph: Wood, D.. 1992. Attack Warning Red. Attack Warning Red. Unknown. 284. |
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| SDV324255 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. XI.1 & XI.2. A4 Bound + Digital. 202. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72291 | Related to: Hartridge, ROC post (Monument) |
| MDV72292 | Related to: Hartridge, ROC post (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:28PM |
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