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HER Number:MDV104994
Name:Hulk to the south of Lower Gurrow Point

Summary

A hulk of modern date is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, to the south of Lower Gurrow Point.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 867 553
Map Sheet:SX85NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDittisham
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HULK (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/FNO/29, RAF/FNO/29 RV 6085-86 30-JUN-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351059.

The hulk of the former vessel is visible as a structure.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3197-98 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

The hulk of the former vessel is visible as a structure.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/58/3510, RAF/58/3510 F22 242-43 22-APR-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352221.

The hulk of the former vessel is visible as a structure.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 075-76 7-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.

The hulk is no longer visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A hulk of modern date is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, to the south of Lower Gurrow Point. The partial hulk of the former vessel measures approximately 9m long by 4m wide and remains in a stationary position, infilled with mud until aerial photographs of 1960. The hulk is not visible by 1989.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351059Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/FNO/29. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/FNO/29 RV 6085-86 30-JUN-1942.
SDV351061Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3197-98 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #64451 ]
SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV352115Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 075-76 7-MAR-1989.
SDV352221Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/58/3510. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/3510 F22 242-43 22-APR-1960.

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 3:35PM