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| HER Number: | MDV103853 |
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| Name: | Probable Bomb Crater West of Pondfield Plantation |
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Summary
A circular depression or pit visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s east of Dragberry Plantation is probably a bomb crater of Second World War date. It is not visible on more recent images and has probably been infilled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 510 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| Civil Parish | Yealmpton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YEALMPTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXTON |
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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/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2117-2118 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A probable bomb crater is visible as a circular earthwork pit.
Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5551 24-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351206.
The crater is visible as a cropmark.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A bomb crater of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s as a circular earthwork depression or pit, approximately 15 metres in diameter, to the west of Pondfield Plantation. It is not visible as an earthwork on more recent images and has probably been infilled, but can be seen as a cropmark on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in September 2002.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2117-2118 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #63344 ] |
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| 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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| SDV351206 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5551 24-SEP-2002. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV59237 | Related to: World War II Bombing Decoy at Cofflete (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: | Aug 27 2021 12:21PM |
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