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| HER Number: | MDV120332 |
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| Name: | Crater beside footpath to Chalk Ford, Holne |
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Summary
Large bomb crater beside footpath to Chalk Ford; apparently dropped by a Second World War Luftwaffe bomber.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 687 680 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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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 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Aerial photograph shows two potential craters; at SX6871 6804 and SX6873 6813.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Large depression visible on the lidar data at SX6871 6804, measuring around 15 metres in diameter. Feature at SX6873 6813 appears less distinct, but may be the second crater. Another circular feature is visible to the north-east, on the other side of the path but this doesn't match the 1940s aerial photograph so may be unrelated.
Beasley, B., 2017, Luftwaffe bombs dropped near Chalk Ford (Personal Comment). SDV360597.
According to local information, there were two bombs dropped near here by Luftwaffe bombers in the Second World War.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #79572 ; #79573 ] |
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| SDV360597 | Personal Comment: Beasley, B.. 2017. Luftwaffe bombs dropped near Chalk Ford. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2017 3:13PM |
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