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| HER Number: | MDV107732 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site at Crazy Well Pool |
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Summary
On 11/05/1931, a Tiger Moth crash landed in thick fog near the pool.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 705 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Extensive earthwork and structural remains of the late 18th century Devonport Leat, Bronze Age features north-east of Nun’s Cross, Whiteworks Tin Mine and other tinning remains on Walkhampton Common as well as earthworks of Bachelors Hall Mine
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (XX - 1931 AD to 1931 AD (Between))
Full description
Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.
2014, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 09/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.
Crazywell Pool - 11.05.1931. A Tiger Moth crash landed in thick fog and decked about 274 metres from the pool. (Based on Rendell, 2000).
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Crazy Well Pool is depicted on the modern mapping. Unclear where the aircraft crash landed so location is approximate.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352716 | Article in Serial: Rendell, P.. 2000. Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor. Dartmoor News. 52. A5 Stapled. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2205 ] |
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| SDV356498 | Website: 2014. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 09/09/2014. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28192 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 12 2018 4:17PM |
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