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HER Number: | MDV105888 |
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Name: | Bomb Crater Next to Seaton Esplanade |
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Summary
A circular earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1957. It is similar to another pit on Seaton Marshes and could be a Second World War bomb crater. The area has since been developed.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 251 898 |
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Map Sheet: | SY28NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
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, 1957, RAF/58/2113, RAF/58/2113 F21 0110-0111 20-FEB-1957 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356133.
A circular pit 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 possible bomb crater is visible as a small earthwork pit, approximately 5 metres in diameter, on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1957. It is similar in size to another pit on Seaton Marshes approximately 500 metres away and may have been a result of aerial attacks in the Second World War. The area has since been developed.
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. [Mapped feature: #65318 ] |
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SDV356133 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1957. RAF/58/2113. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2113 F21 0110-0111 20-FEB-1957. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV105861 | Related to: Bomb Crater on Seaton Marshes (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: | Nov 11 2019 11:49AM |
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