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| HER Number: | MDV104399 |
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| Name: | Bomb Crater South of Wembury |
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Summary
A bomb crater of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a circular earthwork pit, south of Wembury. It is not identifiable on later aerial photographs and has probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 520 485 |
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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)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3105-3106 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A circular earthwork pit 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 bomb crater of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a circular earthwork pit south of Wembury, roughly six metres in diameter. The crater is one of several recorded in this area, probably attracted by the bombing decoy located approximately 600 metres to the east. The crater is not identifiable on later aerial photographs available to the survey and has probably been levelled. It is possible unexploded ordnance is located in this area.
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 RP 3105-3106 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #63876 ] |
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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: | Nov 12 2021 2:15PM |
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