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| HER Number: | MDV125857 |
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| Name: | Bomb crater west of RAF Collaton Cross, Newton and Noss |
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Summary
Earthworks of a circular pit with outer banks interpreted as a possible Second World War bomb crater are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1945 onwards.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 490 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton and Noss |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON FERRERS |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3159-3160 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Earthworks of a circular earthwork pit and curvilinear banks are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5649 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A circular earthwork pit is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A circular pit, circa 14m diameter, with two slight curvilinear earthwork banks to the north and south, circa 1m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1945 onwards. The earthworks are situated circa 100m west of the Second World War barrage balloon site of RAF Collaton Cross (MDV51747). Collaton Cross was bombed in November 1940 which supports the interpretation that these earthworks represent a bomb crater. The banks associated with the crater were levelled and the pit partly infilled during the post-war period, although the pit remains visible as a slight earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3159-3160 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #118195 ] |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5649 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51747 | Related to: RAF Collaton Cross, Newton and Noss (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 17 2019 12:45PM |
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