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| HER Number: | MDV105171 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Crater |
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Summary
A probable bomb crater of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data on a west facing slope, west of Mill Lane, Teignmouth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 926 736 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| Civil Parish | Teignmouth |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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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 (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4010-4011 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A circular earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SX97SW DTM, LIDAR SX97SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV352356.
The crater remains visible as an earthwork pit.
Next Perspectives, 1999, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9273 25-JUN-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352113.
The crater remains visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A probable bomb crater of Second World War date is visible as a circular earthwork pit almost ten metres in diameter on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on a west facing slope, , west of Mill Lane, Teignmouth. The crater remains clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2012. A similar pit is recorded approximately 275 metres to the north.
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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| SDV352113 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 1999. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9273 25-JUN-1999. |
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| SDV352356 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SX97SW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX97SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4010-4011 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #64635 ] |
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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 6 2013 11:01AM |
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