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| HER Number: | MDV55678 |
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| Name: | Defence Post 27, Exeter Airfield |
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Summary
Vis=13/06/1996(horner) polygonal brick pillbox, possibly type 22, visible from runway. Faces south. Recorded on dcc computerised map base (horner).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 000 940 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clyst Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLYST HONITON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Military structures; earthworks and archaeological remains of World War II, RAF Exeter and post medieval catchmeadows and orchard banks on footprint of modern Exeter Airport and to the east
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SW/88
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV101726.
Also recorded on 1947 ap (aph).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV101728.
Des=horner, w. /(24/06/1997)/ as above/ note in pf.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV101729.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/3458/(11/4/1947)/smr 37/35.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV101730.
Des=hellis, j. /ms list of defensive sites/(1990)/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2244.
Vis=13/06/1996(horner) polygonal brick pillbox, possibly type 22, visible from runway. Faces south. Recorded on dcc computerised map base (horner).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV84920.
Vis=estimated 1988 (hellis) pillbox of type 28 at sx999940 (hellis).
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 95 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
Defence Post 27. A standard, monolithic concrete, thin-walled FW3/24 pillbox for inward defence (faces souht-west). There is an earth, doughnut-shaped, grassed mound on the roof which could be the remains of an anti-aircraft machine gun position.
In good condition. Other details: Map 9.
CPM, 2000, Land at Clyst Hayes: Archaeological assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV325508.
Other details: Appendix 2.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101726 | Migrated Record: APH. |
| SDV101728 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV101729 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV101730 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV2244 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV323390 | Report - non-specific: Francis, P.. 1999. Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council. Airfield Research Publishing Report. Digital + A4. 95. |
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| SDV325508 | Report - Assessment: CPM. 2000. Land at Clyst Hayes: Archaeological assessment. CPM Report. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV84920 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV48842 | Part of: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 5 2024 8:51AM |
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