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| HER Number: | MDV104297 |
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| Name: | Bomb Crater East of Bigbury-on-Sea |
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Summary
A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit then a cropmark on aerial photographs taken between 1945 and 1951. It is likely to have been levelled by subsequent agricultural operations.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 655 444 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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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)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, RAF/5169/H1/1416 V 19 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.
An earthwork pit is clearly visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, NMR RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3151-3152 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A roughly circular dark cropmark is just visible.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, NMR RAF/540/497 4073-4074 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.
A dark roughly circular cropmark is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A roughly circular pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1941, and as a cropmark on later aerial photographs to 1951. It is circa 9 metres in diameter, with some upcast around the edges and radial ‘spokes’ of material on the surface in 1941, typical of a Second World War bomb crater. The site was in cultivation from 1945 and it is likely that the earthworks have been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351056 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169/H1. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/5169/H1/1416 V 19 01-JUN-1941. |
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| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3151-3152 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63765 ] |
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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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| SDV351212 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/497. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/497 4073-4074 12-MAY-1951. |
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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: | Nov 12 2021 1:59PM |
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