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HER Number:MDV105558
Name:Hulk within Marshland of the River Exe Reedbeds Nature Reserve

Summary

A hulk of modern date is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1963 onwards and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2012, within marshland of the River Exe Reedbeds Nature Reserve.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 958 885
Map Sheet:SX98NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExeter

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HULK (XX - 1955 AD to 1963 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1649, RAF/540/1649 F21 042-43 25-JUN-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354831.

The craft is not visible.


Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 095-96 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The craft is visible as a recently abandoned structure.


Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78012, OS/78012 V 006-07 07-APR-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354844.

The craft is visible as a largely complete structure.


Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coastal Observatory SX9588 17-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.

The former craft is partly visible as a wrecked structure, although has been almost completely overrun with marshland vegetation.


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 1963 onwards and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2012, within marshland of the River Exe Reedbeds Nature Reserve. The former craft measures approximately 14m in length by 4.5m in width and is first visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1963, having been abandoned sometime after 1955. The craft remains visible as a largely complete structure on aerial photographs up until 1978, although by 2012 has been almost entirely covered with marshland vegetation and only the bow remains partly visible.

Sources / Further Reading

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
SDV351226Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. Channel Coastal Observatory SX9588 17-SEP-2012.
SDV354831Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1649. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1649 F21 042-43 25-JUN-1955.
SDV354844Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78012. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/78012 V 006-07 07-APR-1978.
SDV354847Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 095-96 26-JUL-1963.

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:Jun 11 2014 11:58AM

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