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| HER Number: | MDV125957 |
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| Name: | Bomb crater north-east of Yeoland Farm, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
A circular earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. It is just to the west of a disused mine shaft depicted on early-20th century maps, but is more likely to be one of several Second World War bomb craters around the bombing decoy at Roborough Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 511 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- BOMB CRATER? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
An Old Shaft is depicted as two concentric circles.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3198-3199 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A circular earthwork pit is visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5066 22-MAY-2007 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
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 earthwork pit, circa 12 metres diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. A disused mine shaft (MDV28244) is depicted in this field on early-20th century maps, but is sited further from the boundary in an area obscured by tree cover. The earthwork is very clear with sharp edges, indicating that it was reletively recent in 1946, and it is considered more likely to be Second World War bomb crater, one of several around the bombing decoy at Roborough Down (for example MDV55698).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5066 22-MAY-2007. |
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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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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3198-3199 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118477 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55698 | Related to: Bomb craters on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV28244 | Related to: SHAFT in the Parish of Buckland Monachorum (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: | Jul 1 2019 1:02PM |
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