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| HER Number: | MDV102642 |
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| Name: | Crater on the eastern side of Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A circular crater is visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs taken between 1945 and 2010. It is very likely to have been associated with U.S. Army military training in the Second World War and survives as an earthwork.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 465 343 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows and nineteenth century reclaimed field system on Braunton Marsh NW of Horsey Island
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/264/12
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/957, NMR RAF/106G/UK/957 4022 30-OCT-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349054.
A circular earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4634SE Environment Agency D0072755 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV349850.
The crater is visible as an earthwork.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4634 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.
A dark circular pit is visible as a cropmark, with a pale border.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A circular pit, 14 metres in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs from 1945 and on images dervived from Lidar data captured in 2006-2007. A cut feature is also suggested by a dark cropmark with pale border on aerial photographs taken in 2010. It is likely to be a large bomb crater, and is presumably associated with the Second World War U.S. Army military training site. It is very likely to survive as an earthwork.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349054 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/957. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/957 4022 30-OCT-1945. [Mapped feature: #62114 ] |
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| SDV349850 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4634SE Environment Agency D0072755 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007. |
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| SDV349899 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4634 08-APR-2010. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 2 2022 8:11AM |
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