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HER Number:MDV64664
Name:Bomb craters at the site of Vitifer Mine, North Bovey

Summary

Close to the remains of 'Vitifer' mine are several craters where unexploded bombs from Plymouth were destroyed during WWII

Location

Grid Reference:SX 683 806
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMANATON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/374/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOMB CRATER (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 24, Map 24, Figure 24.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Features at Site '3' at 'Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines' were destroyed during WWII when unexploded bombs were brought from Plymouth to be detonated in safety.

Whitbourne, A., 2001, Visit to Vitifer and Birch Tor Mines, 3-4 (Article in Serial). SDV305962.

Close to the remains of 'Vitifer' mine are several craters where unexploded bombs from Plymouth were destroyed during WWII.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Several ponds and circular features shown on modern mapping probably relate to the craters created by the bombs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 24, Map 24, Figure 24.5.
SDV305962Article in Serial: Whitbourne, A.. 2001. Visit to Vitifer and Birch Tor Mines. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 22. 3-4.
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136062 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV64663Related to: Dressing floor at Birch Tor and Vitifer tin mine, North Bovey (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)

Date Last Edited:Mar 15 2022 10:08AM

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