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| HER Number | MWB18272 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Air raid shelters, Rooksnest Copse, Chaddleworth |
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Summary
Three 20th century defensive structures noted during an archaeological woodland survey
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
A woodland archaeology project gained access to RAF Welford, a military base, to survey Rooksnest Copse and Down Copse in 2007-8 <1>. Three brick and concrete air raid shelters recorded in Rooksnest Copse are likely to date from the Second World War when RAF Welford opened.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Berks/Oxon Woodland Archaeology Audit Team. 2008. North Wessex Downs AONB - Woodland Archaeology Audit Project, Rooksnest Copse and Down Copse, Chaddleworth. 2008 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB147689] |
Related Monuments
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1074 | Rooksnest Copse & Down Copse, Chaddleworth - Woodland Archaeology Audit Project |
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