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HER Number: | MDV78600 |
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Name: | Compass Platform, Exeter Airfield |
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Summary
Site of World War II compass platform.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 998 932 |
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Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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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
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT COMPASS PLATFORM (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 148 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
Compass platform (30 foot diameter). Demolished by May 1999. Other details: Building 245.
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. 148. |
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SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105450 ] |
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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 16 2021 1:36PM |
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