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| HER Number: | MDV105022 |
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| Name: | Bomb Crater on Daddyhole Plain |
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Summary
A small pit with upcast is visible on the northern edge of Daddyhole Plain on aerial photographs taken in August 1941. It is tentatively interpreted as a bomb crater of Second World War date. It is not visible on later available aerial photographs, and it is unclear whether anything of this feature survives.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 926 629 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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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 1941 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S411, RAF/S1411 V 102-103 17-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352281.
An earthwork pit with some upcast 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 small pit, approximately 2 metres in width, is visible on the northern edge of Daddyhole Plain on aerial photographs taken in August 1941. Possible upcast visible as a pale semi-circular mark on the northern side of the pit may have been caused by an impact that created the pit. Its date and location suggest it could be a bomb crater, perhaps an unexploded bomb in view of its small size. It is visible as a pale mark on aerial photographs taken later in August and September of the same year, but not on later available aerial photographs, and it is unclear what - if anything - of this feature survives.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV352281 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S411. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/S1411 V 102-103 17-AUG-1941. [Mapped feature: #64483 ] |
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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 11 2019 11:49AM |
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