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| HER Number: | MDV103909 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Craters North East of Knighton |
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Summary
Two circular earthwork pits visible to the north-east of Knighton on aerial photographs of the 1940s are probably bomb craters of Second World War date. Both have since been infilled but one remains visible as a cropmark.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 497 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 3104-5 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Two circular earthwork pits are visible.
Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5349 24-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351206.
The location of the probable craters is visible as cropmarks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Two circular earthwork pits visible to the north-east of Knighton on aerial photographs of the 1940s are probably bomb craters of Second World War date. The pits are eight to ten metres in diameter. A number of bomb craters have been recorded in this area and probably resulted from hostile aircraft attracted by the ‘N’ series bombing decoy in operation at Worswell. Both are now infilled and levelled but remain visible as cropmarks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2002.
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 3104-5 01-NOV-1945. |
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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 SX5349 24-SEP-2002. [Mapped feature: #63404 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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 12:52PM |
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