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| HER Number: | MDV114902 |
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| Name: | Possible Bomb Crater on Beacon Hill |
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Summary
A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, on Beacon Hill. It remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 203 091 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Upottery |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPOTTERY |
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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, 1942, RAF/HLA/592, RAF/HLA/592 FS 2002 08-JUN-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359543.
The possible bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2009 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The possible bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, on Beacon Hill. The circular earthwork measures approximately 16m in diameter and is located approximately 1km to the southeast of Upottery Airfield, the likely intended target for the bomb. The freshness of the earthworks on the wartime aerial photographs likely confirms this interpretation. It remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV359543 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/HLA/592. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/HLA/592 FS 2002 08-JUN-1942. |
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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. LIDAR ST2009 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74228 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:49PM |
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