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HER Number:MDV105605
Name:Hulk within Exe Estuary

Summary

A possible, partial hulk of modern date is visible as a wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1947, along the western bank of the Exe Estuary.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 964 877
Map Sheet:SX98NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExminster
DistrictTeignbridge

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HULK (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF 230/CAL/UK/5, NMR SX9687/11 RAF 30092/SO-230 15-AUG-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351455.

A possible hulk is visible as a partial, wrecked structure.


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

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 possible hulk of modern date is visible as a wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1947, along the western bank of the Exe Estuary. The possible remnant of the hulk measures approximately 6m in length and is no longer visible on aerial photographs of 1963, although additional elements of the wrecked structure may be preserved within the estuarine muds.

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
SDV351455Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF 230/CAL/UK/5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9687/11 RAF 30092/SO-230 15-AUG-1947. [Mapped feature: #65035 ]
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:Jan 27 2014 2:46PM