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| HER Number: | MDV105861 |
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| Name: | Bomb Crater on Seaton Marshes |
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Summary
A circular earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006. Possible surrounding upcast suggests that the pit could be a Second World War bomb crater. Earthworks are likely to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 250 904 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Seaton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Saltworking on reclaimed land of the former (medieval) harbour of the Axe Estuary at Seaton
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3322-3323 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/58/5607, NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 342-343 22-JAN-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355896.
A circular pit, with possible surrounding upcast, is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 2006, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY2490 Environment Agency D0064558 21-APR-2006 (Cartographic). SDV355899.
A circular pit, with possible surrounding upcast, is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A circular earthwork pit, circa 6 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006. Possible surrounding upcast is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken when snow was lying on the ground in 1963, and this suggests that the pit may have been caused by an impact, and it could be a small Second World War bomb crater. Earthworks are likely to survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3322-3323 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV355896 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/58/5607. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 342-343 22-JAN-1963. [Mapped feature: #65291 ] |
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| SDV355899 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2490 Environment Agency D0064558 21-APR-2006. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV105888 | Related to: Bomb Crater Next to Seaton Esplanade (Monument) |
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: | Apr 8 2020 11:29PM |
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