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| HER Number: | MDV116738 |
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| Name: | Bomb crater south of Gorwell Farm, Hemyock |
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Summary
A small circular pit was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 to 2010 as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes to the south of Gorwell Farm, Hemyock parish. The earthwork might be the remains of a bomb crater of Second World War date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 160 094 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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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, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3299-3300 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A circular earthwork pit was visible.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1609 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.
A circular pit was visible as an earthwork under pasture.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A small circular pit approximately 8 metres in diameter was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes circa 450 metres to the south of Gorwell Farm, Hemyock parish. The earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a bomb crater of Second World War date. The pit remains visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3299-3300 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #76062 ] |
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| 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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| SDV359490 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1609 22-MAY-2010. |
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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 1:11PM |
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