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Summary

A Second World War military site (Dispersed Site 6) for accommodation for RAF Exeter is visible as a range of structures on aerial photographs of 1944 onwards, to the southeast of Lower Southwood. By 1966, the site has been completely dismantled and cleared.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SW/94

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DISPERSED SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 11/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 2463; HER37/52 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349479.

Probable dispersed accommodation for RAF Exeter. Group of huts lined along north edge of Great Covert. Recorded on RAF 1947 aerial photograph.

United States Airforce, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC252, US/7PH/GP/LOC252 RS 4020 20-MAR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358580.

Structures are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4367-68 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A range of structures 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 FS 2463-64 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A range of structures are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 380-81 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

The military site has been completely dismantled and cleared.

Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 110 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.

Dispersed site 6. Nothing survives. Other details: Map 12.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A Second World War military site (Dispersed Site 6) for accommodation for RAF Exeter is visible as a range of structures on aerial photographs of 1944 onwards, to the southeast of Lower Southwood. The former site occupies an area of approximately 1.14 hectares of fairly level land within two adjoining agricultural fields on the southern side of an un-numbered road, from which the site was accessed. The site, which lies approximately 1.5km to the east of the main airfield site, is characterised by a number of nissen huts, pitched-roof structures and a number of possible sewage tanks. There are also a number of other such dispersed sites within the immediate vicinity, for example, Dispersed Sites 8 and 5 to the west. By 1966, the site has been completely dismantled and cleared, and the fields reverted back to agricultural use.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 110.
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV349479	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2463; HER37/52.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4367-68 13-APR-1946.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2463-64 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #95520 ]
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV357577	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 380-81 22-JUL-1966.
SDV358580	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC252. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC252 RS 4020 20-MAR-1944.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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