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| HER Number: | MDV105210 |
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| Name: | Bomb Craters to the southeast of Beacon Parks |
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Summary
A series of possible bomb craters of Second World War date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Beacon Parks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 874 506 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE FLEMING |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV7 7006 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.
The possible bomb craters are visible as a series of earthwork pits
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4044-45 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
The possible bomb craters are visible as a series of earthwork pits.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69293, OS/69293 V 017 28-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352593.
The possible bomb craters are visible as largely in-filled earthwork pits.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 191 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.
The possible bomb craters have been completely levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A series of possible bomb craters of Second World War date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Beacon Parks. The concentration of four circular earthwork pits measure between 6m to 13m in diameter and remain visible as earthwork pits, albeit largely infilled, on aerial photographs up until 1969. The bomb craters have been completely levelled on aerial photographs of 1989.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4044-45 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #64672 ] |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351450 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC133. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV7 7006 30-DEC-1943. |
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| SDV352115 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 191 07-MAR-1989. |
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| SDV352593 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69293. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69293 V 017 28-JUN-1969. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 17 2021 9:26AM |
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