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| HER Number: | MDV113794 |
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| Name: | Possible Bomb Crater, South West of Cowley Bridge |
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Summary
A small earthwork pit was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 cut into the west bank of the River Creedy to the south-west of Cowley Bridge. The pit might be evidence of a bomb crater of Second World War date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 906 953 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Upton Pyne |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAMPFORD SPEKE |
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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/1273, RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5052-5053 23-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358976.
A sub-rectangular earthwork pit was visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV359177.
The earthwork pit was not visible and appears to have been levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A small earthwork pit was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 cut into the west bank of the River Creedy to the south-west of Cowley Bridge. The pit appeared sub-rectangular in plan, measuring roughly 6 by 4 metres in size, but this might be an effect of erosion from the river bank. The pit is interpreted as the remains of a bomb crater of Second World War date. Slight embanking around the landward sides of the pit might be evidence of upcast from the bomb’s impact. Two similar pits or craters were visible roughly aligned on this crater, circa 250 metres to the south-east. The possible crater was not visible on more recent aerial photographs and has probably been levelled or filled by river silts.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV358976 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1273. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5052-5053 23-MAR-1946. [Mapped feature: #73143 ] |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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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: | Mar 23 2017 9:52AM |
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