Deep in the Woods, Stover, Devon

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dartmoordude

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Not seen this one posted here yet ?

Deep in the woods in stover, nowhere near the Polish camp and seems much earlier, more Templar time....derelict 'lil hut, use unknown, partial roof collapse just before Christmas but still worth a visit, rear room still in tact and a curious corrugated iron crapper close by !!


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Polish Village

Hi there,

I have done the Polish Village before, but not seen this building.

Could you PM me with some more info as I would like to do a visit. :)
 
Johno....seems PM's are not enabled for me as yet :icon_evil

If you can, PM me an email address and I will furnish you with some directions !!
 
Hi there,

I have done the Polish Village before, but not seen this building.

Could you PM me with some more info as I would like to do a visit. :)

Im pretty sure this isn't part of the polish village. (thats now flattened!)

This (i think) is inside Stover Country park which is the opposite side of the road from Trago and ilford park. One of the original posh entrances of the park can be seen on the side of the A38 just before the sliproad.
 
crapper

Stopped off on the way home today ....

Photo's of the facilities, as requested !!!

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and Yup, face at the window was intentional....a creepy shot for another site,
not part of Polish Camp, part of the old Templar estate
 
Looks like some of us are thinking along the same lines. I'd be interested to know what the pipe things are at the front of the bog cubicle (or is it just trash?) and whether there's some sort of lever in there.
 
Pipes are just remanants of a thin stench pipe from the base of said crapper, crimped ends etc, not usual MOD spec pipework or ducting, no evidence of any other ROC activity, lots of earthworks and granite edged "settling tanks?"
This is definite clay pit country, nearest one is about 100 yards away, so assumed it was related to them, also on the line of the tramway to stover canal for transport of granite from moor to sea.

Tactically offers little advantage for a ROC site, middle of old woodland, no line of site to anywhere.

May be wrong and may have missed something, still a newbie at this !!! :(
 
Tactically offers little advantage for a ROC site, middle of old woodland, no line of site to anywhere...

Ah, I wasn't thinking of ROC, but earlier...WW2 Auxillary Unit Command Post. There's one very similar not too far from me which was camouflaged by an old cottage and outside bog. There was a lever in the bog cubicle which opened up an underground passage into the radio control room, and a secret mail drop which was operated from inside. I'm not sure if it's still there but the photos where published in a book some 20 yrs ago. Amazing stuff, eh!
Cheers for the additional info, dartmoordude. :)

EDIT: That one was situated in woodland too.
 
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