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| HER Number: | MDV127263 |
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| Name: | Bomb crater on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Earthworks of an oval pit and curvilinear bank, interpreted as a possible Second World War bomb crater, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 510 646 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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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 (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3178-3179 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Earthworks of an oval pit with outer curvilinear bank are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Earthworks of a sub-oval pit, circa 4.5m long by 3m wide, with outer curvilinear bank, circa 1.5m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. Their size and form, the date on which they appear visible on aerial photographs and their location within Roborough Down decoy airfield (MDV58008), all support the interpretation that they represent a possible Second World War bomb crater. The earthworks are not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1946 and has possibly since been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3178-3179 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123681 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 8 2020 10:52AM |
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