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World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark

England

List entry 1020988

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020988

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

7.47 hectares

Grid reference

SD 37939 74121, SD 37926 74367, SD 37818 73928, SD 36990 73666, SD 36928 74043, SD 36897 74190, SD 36970 74272, SD 36997 74303, SD 37058 74703, SD 37214 74788

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Overview

History & significance

RAF Cark is a World War II airfield in Lancashire whose surviving remains include fighter pens and associated defensive structures dating from the 1940s. The site preserves evidence of the operational infrastructure developed during the Second World War, when Cark served as an active Royal Air Force station. The fighter pens, constructed to protect aircraft from enemy attack, represent typical wartime airfield engineering and defensive planning of the period. These structures, along with other remnants of the airfield's defences, provide material testimony to Britain's aerial defence operations during the war and contribute to the archaeological record of Second World War military infrastructure in the north-west of England.

World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020988. View the official record →

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What is World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark?

RAF Cark is a World War II airfield in Lancashire whose surviving remains include fighter pens and associated defensive structures dating from the 1940s. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020988.

Who is responsible for protecting World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark?

World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark 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 1020988.

What other scheduled monuments are near World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wraysholme Tower (1 km), Kirkhead Cave (1.7 km), Peter Hill, Cark (2.2 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Domesday

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Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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Castlehead Bridge, Grange

6.7 km

Lowwood gunpowder works

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The ground beneath

The bedrock under World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark

World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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