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| HER Number: | MDV103881 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Crater South West of Cofflete |
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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 on the eastern bank of Cofflete Creek, south-west of Cofflete Farm. The earthwork is not visible on later aerial photographs and has probably been infilled and levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 513 |
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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.
A bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit.
Environment Agency, 1998-2010, Lidar data JPEG SX55SW DTM, LIDAR SX55SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2010 (Cartographic). SDV351227.
The location of the crater remains visible as an earthwork pit.
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 1946 onwards, on the eastern bank of Cofflete Creek, west of South Barton Farm. The craters are probably associated with to the operation of an ‘N’ series bombing decoy at Worswell. The crater remains visible as an earthwork pit, albeit overgrown, on digital images derived from lidar data acquired from 1998 to 2010.
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 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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| SDV351227 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2010. Lidar data JPEG SX55SW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX55SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2010. |
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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 12:43PM |
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