Scheduled Monuments›England›World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas

World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas

England
List entry 1020556
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020556
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
15.09 hectares
Grid reference
SW 73275 51989, SW 73303 52636, SW 73402 52642, SW 73430 52690, SW 73545 52671, SW 73830 52850, SW 74211 53276, SW 74432 53389
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

RAF Perranporth is a Second World War airfield located near Trevellas in Cornwall, England. The site retains numerous defensive structures and operational features characteristic of RAF stations constructed during the 1940s, including fighter pens and associated anti-aircraft positions. These remains reflect the airfield's role in the air defence of south-western England during the war years, when it served as a base for fighter squadrons. The surviving structures provide archaeological evidence of wartime military infrastructure and the strategic importance placed upon coastal airfield defences during the Second World War.

World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020556. View the official record →

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What is World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas?

RAF Perranporth is a Second World War airfield located near Trevellas in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020556.

Who is responsible for protecting World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas?

World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020556.

What other scheduled monuments are near World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm (6.5 km), Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm (7.1 km), Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm (7.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
6.5 km
Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
7.1 km
Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm
7.3 km
Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack
8.1 km
Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm
8.1 km
Wheal Busy
8.7 km
Round 200m north west of Penventinnie
8.8 km
Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas

World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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