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| HER Number: | MDV106109 |
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| Name: | Shell crater or bomb crater on Lympstone Common, Lympstone |
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Summary
An earthwork pit of a possible Second World War artillery shell crater or bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 026 848 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lympstone |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYMPSTONE |
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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 RS 4157-58 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The possible artillery shell crater is visible as an earthwork pit.
Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SY08SW DTM, LIDAR SY08SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV355698.
The possible artillery shell crater remains visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
An earthwork pit of a possible Second World War artillery shell crater or gun pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on digital images derived from LiDAR data captured between 1998-2012, within Lympstone Common. The earthwork pit is oval in shape and measures approximately 12m in length by 9m in width. It is likely either associated with the small military site of Coombe Common, located approximately 210m to the northwest, or the much larger infantry camp of East Budleigh and Bicton Common, located approximately 700m to the east. The feature remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from LiDAR data captured between 1998-2012.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A sub-circular earthwork pit is visible.
Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A sub-circular earthwork pit, circa 10m diameter, interpreted as a Second World War shell crater or bomb crater is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
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 RS 4157-58 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV355698 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SY08SW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY08SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127276 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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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)
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 3 2020 8:20AM |
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