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| HER Number: | MDV57811 |
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| Name: | Fighter Pen Defended Walls, Exeter Airfield |
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Summary
Possible loopholed wall on se end of aircraft dispersal pen. Facing se/ recorded on raf 1947 ap and on dcc mapview. Viewed from runway 24/6/1997 may have been demolished (horner).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 005 939 |
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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/97
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LOOPHOLED WALL (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117053.
Des=horner, w. /(24/6/1997)/note in pf.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV117054.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/3458/(11/4/1947)/smr 37/35.
Horner, B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1669.
Possible loopholed wall on se end of aircraft dispersal pen. Facing se/ recorded on raf 1947 ap and on dcc mapview. Viewed from runway 24/6/1997 may have been demolished (horner).
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 99 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
Defended walls to fighter aircraft pen. In fair conditon. Other details: Site 189; Map 10.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117053 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV117054 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV1669 | Migrated Record: Horner, B.. |
| 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. 99. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48842 | Part of: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument) |
| MDV78374 | Related to: Fighter Pen, Exeter Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 16 2021 1:34PM |
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