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HER Number:MDV105639
Name:Hulk within the Exe Estuary

Summary

A hulk of modern date is visible as a wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1992 onwards and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2012, along the western bank of the Exe Estuary.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 964 878
Map Sheet:SX98NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExminster
DistrictTeignbridge

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HULK (XX - 1978 AD to 1992 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78012, OS/78012 V 05-06 07-APR-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354844.

The vessel is not visible.


Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92196 V, OS/92196 V 025-26 14-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355002.

The former vessel is visible as a wrecked structure.


Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coastal Observatory SX9687 17-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.

The hulk remains partly visible as a wrecked structure, largely covered with mud.


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 wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1992 onwards and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2012, along the western bank of the Exe Estuary. The former vessel, which was abandoned sometime after 1978, is east to west aligned and measures approximately 8m in length by 2m in width. The hulk remains partly visible as a wrecked structure, largely covered with mud, on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2012.

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 SX9687 17-SEP-2012. [Mapped feature: #65070 ]
SDV354844Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78012. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/78012 V 05-06 07-APR-1978.
SDV355002Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92196 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92196 V 025-26 14-JUN-1992.

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