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HER Number: | MDV78754 |
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Name: | Dispersed Accommodation Site 3, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
A military camp (Dispersed Site 3) of Second World War date is visible as a number of structures and earthwork banked features on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Dunkeswell airfield. By 2014, the site has been almost completely developed and it is unlikely any above ground structures survive.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 143 067 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DISPERSED SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/16B/BR425/3, RAF/16B/BR425/3 V 34 02-FEB-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359929.
The camp has not yet been constructed.
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/FNO/38, RAF/FNO/38 RV 6021 11-JUL-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359770.
The camp has not been constructed, although construction of associated camps has commenced.
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC14, US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6005 09-AUG-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359565.
A range of structures and earthwork banked features are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Map object previously based on this Source.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4297-4298 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A number of structures and earthwork banked features are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1648-49 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.
The former camp remains largely unchanged.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery., 58 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Dispersed Site 3 (Communal).
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
The former camp has been cleared, with the western extent completely developed and the remainder having been partly developed.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1406 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
The former camp has been completely levelled and almost completely developed into a residential estate.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A military camp (Dispersed Site 3) of Second World War date is visible as a number of structures and earthwork banked features on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Dunkeswell airfield. The camp occupies two adjacent, former agricultural, fields and covers an area of approximately 3.32 hectares of land. The site comprises a number of structures largely consisting of nissen huts, but also pitched roof structures, most likely utilised for accommodation, storage and administration, as well as an embanked water tank and a number of elongated earthwork banked features of largely uncertain function, some of which may represent air raid shelters. The camp is located in close proximity to a number of other similarly dispersed camps associated with Dunkeswell airfield, situated approximately 1km to the northwest. The camps are all interconnected by a series of trackways, some of which are still partly extant on modern digital mapping. The camp, which was built sometime between 11th July 1942 to 9th August 1943, remains largely unaltered on aerial photographs of 1947. By 1982, the former camp remains little changed, although by 1999, the site has been cleared and partly developed. By 2014, the site has been almost completely developed and it is unlikely any above ground structures survive.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. 58. |
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SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (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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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4297-4298 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #105573 ] |
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SDV357675 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1648-49 03-SEP-1982. |
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SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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SDV359479 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1406 08-SEP-2014. |
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SDV359565 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC14. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6005 09-AUG-1943. |
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SDV359770 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/FNO/38. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photocopy. RAF/FNO/38 RV 6021 11-JUL-1942. |
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SDV359929 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/16B/BR425/3. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/16B/BR425/3 V 34 02-FEB-1942. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV56543 | Parent of: Commanding Officer's Quarters and Officers' Mess, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
MDV45099 | Parent of: MILITARY BUILDING in the Parish of Dunkeswell (Monument) |
MDV56544 | Parent of: Officers' Bath House (Monument) |
MDV56545 | Parent of: Sergeants' Bath House (Monument) |
MDV45090 | Related to: Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
MDV117956 | Related to: Military trackways, southeast of Dunkeswell airfield, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:22PM |
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