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| HER Number: | MDV105638 |
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| Name: | Hulk within the Exe Estuary |
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Summary
A hulk of modern date is visible as an abandoned structure on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 1930 and on oblique aerial photographs of 1947, to the southeast of Topsham Lock.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 962 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HULK (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Aerofilms, 1930, Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography 60713, AFL 60713 EPW033425 01-JUL-1930 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354848.
The vessel is visible as an abandoned structure.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF 230/CAL/UK/5, NMR SX9687/10 RAF 30092/SO-229 15-AUG-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351455.
The vessel is visible as a partly wrecked structure.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1579, RAF/540/1579 F21 036-37 01-APR-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354850.
The vessel appears to have been completely removed.
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 an abandoned structure on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 1930 and on oblique aerial photographs of 1947, to the southeast of Topsham Lock. The vessel is northeast to southwest aligned, measures approximately 7m in length by 2.5m in width and appears to have been completely removed by 1955, although elements of the former vessel may be preserved within the estuarine muds.
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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| SDV351455 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF 230/CAL/UK/5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9687/10 RAF 30092/SO-229 15-AUG-1947. [Mapped feature: #65069 ] |
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| SDV354848 | Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1930. Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography 60713. NMR Aerial Photograph. Digital. AFL 60713 EPW033425 01-JUL-1930. |
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| SDV354850 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1579. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1579 F21 036-37 01-APR-1955. |
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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: | Jun 11 2014 12:13PM |
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