Type

Monument

Title / Name

Ammunition Store, Savernake Forest

Summary

A Second World War ammunition store in Savernake Forest.

AMMUNITION STORE; AMMUNITION DUMP; BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION; MILITARY DEPOT, Second World War (1939 to 1945)

Source Detail: Historic England, Various

Title: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) Entry

Summary: Data held by the NRHE database. The data is made available and licenced under the Open Government Licence version 3. Source ID: SWI29488

Source Detail: English Heritage,

Title: NMR Aerial Photographs (master)

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI9475

Description: Military activity related to the use of Savernake Forest as an ammunition store during and immediately after World War Two (centred at SU 22956640) was mapped and interpreted from aerial photographs as part of the Savernake Forest NMP project. The vast majority of features recorded are small ammunition stores that appear as low rectangular arch-roofed structures. They generally occur in groups, often eight to ten stores together, and are usually located alongside the main drives and tracks within the forest, presumably for ease of access.