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HER Number:MDV113408
Name:Earthwork Pit off Honiton Road, Exeter

Summary

An earthwork pit of a possible post-medieval to modern extraction pit or Second World War feature, such as a bomb crater, is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 and 1946, off Honiton Road, Exeter. By 1963 the site has been completely developed for residential housing and below ground survival of the former earthwork is uncertain.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 952 922
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExeter
Ecclesiastical ParishHEAVITREE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
  • BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/996, RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp2 6100-01 12-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358938.

The earthwork pit is visible.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4423-24 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The earthwork pit is visible.


Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1579, RAF/540/1579 F22 106-107 01-APR-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354850.

The former earthwork pit has been largely levelled, although is visible as a vegetation mark.


Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21/2F22 061-062 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The site of the former earthwork has been developed for residential housing.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

An earthwork pit of a possible post-medieval to modern extraction pit or Second World War feature, such as a bomb crater, is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 and 1946, off Honiton Road, Exeter. The sub-circular earthwork, which measures approximately 7.5m in diameter, appears to have been levelled on aerial photographs of 1955, although remains visible as a vegetation mark. By 1963 the site has been completely developed for residential housing and below ground survival of the former earthwork is uncertain.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4423-24 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72749 ]
SDV354847Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21/2F22 061-062 26-JUL-1963.
SDV354850Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1579. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1579 F22 106-107 01-APR-1955.
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV358938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/996. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp2 6100-01 12-NOV-1945.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Oct 1 2015 1:03PM

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