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Summary

A circular earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards to the east of Sidmouth. It is probably a bomb crater of Second World War date. The pit remains visible on images derived from Lidar data.

Location

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.

A circular pit is visible.

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

The possible crater is obscured by scrub vegetation, presumably growing within the pit.

Environment Agency, 2011, LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution) (Cartographic). SDV348634.

The earthwork pit is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A circular earthwork pit approximately 11 metres in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards to the east of Sidmouth. It is probably a bomb crater of Second World War date. The perfectly circular shape and bowl-like profile of the the pit might support the interpretation that it is bomb craters of Second World War date. Three similar pits are visible approximately 200 metres to the WSW. The pit is obscured by vegetation on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2006 but remains visible as an earthwork on images derived from Lidar data. The feature is outside of the NMO survey area and has not been transcribed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341189	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital).
SDV348634	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2011. LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution). Digital.
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: #65698 ]

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)

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