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| HER Number: | MDV37556 |
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| Name: | Airfield recognition marker at RAF Folly Gate, Inwardleigh |
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Summary
A Second World War circular airfield recognition marker at RAF Folly Gate. The marker is visible as a structure circa 40m in diameter set into the ground on RAF aerial photographs of the 1940s, remains visible a cropmark on aerial photographs of 1984 and is identifiable as a slight earthwork ditch on images derived from lidar data.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 576 971 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Inwardleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | INWARDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59NE/86/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRFIELD (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV243861.
Regular circular mark, diam 40m. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap).
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV243863.
This circular airfield recognition marker is recorded on the raf 1947 ap coverage (aph).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV243864.
Aph=dap/cj 1(16/7/1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV243865.
Des=dprfp 1988(and photo h 1,2).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV243866.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1995/1197/(13/4/1947)/smr 34/16.
LOCAL INFORMATION, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV82421.
Vis=7/12/1988 (robinson) level hilltop, site of second world war airfield. Visible as annular depression. Built as concrete marker for planes (local information) (dprfp).
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV256 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
A ditched circular enclosure is clearly visible on the LiDAR. However, it may be wartime installation of some sort.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A circular ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV243861 | Migrated Record: AP. |
| SDV243863 | Migrated Record: APH. |
| SDV243864 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV243865 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV243866 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV256. [Mapped feature: #143042 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV82421 | Migrated Record: LOCAL INFORMATION. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV57296 | Part of: RAF Folly Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2024 11:49AM |
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