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| HER Number: | MDV103912 |
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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 east of Wembury on aerial photographs of the 1940s are probably bomb craters of Second World War date. Both have since been infilled and are no longer visible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 538 495 |
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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
- SHINE: Historic deerpark and C18th parkland with walled garden and traditional farm buildings and earthworks of two World War II bomb Craters; former field system and Catch (water) meadow, at Wembury House
Other References/Statuses
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.
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 east of Wembury on aerial photographs of the 1940s are probably bomb craters of Second World War date. The pits are roughly five metres in diameter. A number of bomb craters have been recorded in this area, from raids probably attracted by the ‘N’ series bombing decoy in operation at Worswell. Both craters are now infilled and levelled and are not visible on later aerial photographs available to the survey.
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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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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