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| HER Number: | MDV103880 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Crater West of South Barton Farm, Brixton Parish |
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Summary
A bomb crater of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards at the mouth of a tributary creek on the western side of Cofflete Creek, north of Wembury Wood. The crater remains visible as a slight earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 539 506 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| District | South Hams |
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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 2119-2120 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5351 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.
The location of the crater is visible as a slight earthwork.
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 as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards at the mouth of a tributary creek on the western side of Cofflete Creek, north of Wembury Wood. The crater is probably associated with the operation of an ‘N’ series bombing decoy at Worswell. The crater remains visible as a slight earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350196 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5351 03-MAY-2007. |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2119-2120 10-DEC-1946. |
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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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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 12:42PM |
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