Information for record number MWA12101:
World War Two military camp near Ryton on Dunsmore

Summary A group of hut bases and other structures located on the junction of the A423 and A445 roads indicate the presence of a WW2 camp.
What Is It?  
Type: Military Camp, Accommodation Hut
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 73
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A group of 12 hut bases, 7 standing structures and an emergency water supply tank, indicating the presence of a WW2 camp, mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
2 The camp may be female accomodation associated with the nearby heavy anti-aircraft emplacement.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: 106G UK 636 Frame 4415
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 10 Aug 1945
Page Number: Frame 4415
Volume/Sheet: 106G UK 636
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: 20th Century Defences in Britain, An Introductory Guide, Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project
Author/originator: Lowry, B. (ed)
Date:
Page Number: Page 59
Volume/Sheet: 20C Defences in Brit
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument ACCOMMODATION HUT * A hut used for the accommodation of members of the armed forces. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument MILITARY CAMP * A site where a body of troops is temporarily or permanently lodged, with or without entrenchments and fortifications. back
monument EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY * A reservoir or tank used to hold a supply of water for fire-fighting purposes in the event of the main supply being damaged or cut off. back
monument HUT * A building of basic construction, usually smaller in size than a house and constructed from a variety of materials such as mud, turf, branches, wood, brick, concrete or metal. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DEFENCE * This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms. back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument TANK * Armoured military vehicle with its own firepower, which operates on tracks for troop mobility over rough terrain. Some may be adapted, or purpose-built, to be amphibious, and may then be double-indexed as AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE. back

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