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HER Number: | MDV105944 |
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Name: | Bomb Craters East of Sidmouth |
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Summary
Circular earthwork pits visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the east of Sidmouth are probably bomb craters of Second World War date. The pits were levelled post-1950.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 135 879 |
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Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SALCOMBE REGIS |
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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 4284-4285 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Three circular pits are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Circular earthwork pits up to 12 metres in diameter are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the east of Sidmouth. A radial pattern of upcast spoil surrounding the pits might support the interpretation that they are bomb craters of Second World War date. The pits are not visible on aerial photographs taken post-1950.
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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SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4284-4285 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #65372 ] |
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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: | May 21 2014 5:53PM |
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