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Summary

Evidence for eight possible bomb craters of Second World War date is visible as earthwork pits and possible cropmarks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, distributed across the high ground between Combe Down and West Holicombes, Newton and Noss parish. They are not visible on later aerial photographs and have probably been infilled and levelled.

Location

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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 V 4104-4105 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

Eight possible craters are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

Evidence for up to eight bomb craters of Second World War date is visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of the 1940s, distributed across the ridge of higher ground between Worswell Barton and Gapmouth Rock, Newton and Noss parish. Two possible craters are visible in a cultivated field centred approximately at circa SX530471 and a single outlying crater can be seen at circa SX533472. Three smaller pits centred at circa SX531470 might be evidence of unexploded ordnance and two further small craters centred at circa SX527470 might be of smaller size due to falling on coastal heath. The craters are probably associated with the operation of an ‘N’ series bombing decoy at Worswell, to the north and west. The craters are not visible on later aerial photographs and have probably all been infilled and levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 V 4104-4105 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped features: #63368 ; #63369 ]
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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Associated Monuments

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)

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