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| HER Number: | MDV104281 |
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| Name: | Bomb Craters on Burgh Island |
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Summary
Two probable Second World War earthworks, perhaps bomb craters or gunpits, are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and one remains visible in 1986. Their current survival is not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 438 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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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)
- WEAPONS PIT? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4117-4118 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Two circular earthwork pits are visible.
Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/HS, DCC DAP HS/3 23-DEC-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337032.
One of the pits is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Two circular pits are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 as earthworks measuring 6 and 8 metres in diameter, consistent with an interpretation as Second World War bomb craters. By 1986 one was still visible as a slight earthwork. They are not visible on any later available aerial photographs although earthworks may survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337032 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1986. DAP/HS. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC DAP HS/3 23-DEC-1986. |
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| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4117-4118 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63749 ] |
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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
| MDV104287 | Related to: Possible Gun Pits on Burgh Island (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: | Nov 12 2021 1:57PM |
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