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| HER Number: | MDV126085 |
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| Name: | Bomb crater east of Courtyard Cottages, Ermington |
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Summary
A circular pit, with outer irregularly shaped banks interpreted as a probable Second World War bomb crater are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 520 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ermington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ERMINGTON |
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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, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4104-4105 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A circular earthwork pit with irregularly shaped banks is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F44 109-110 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.
The outer banks have likely been levelled and the pit partly infilled.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6152 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A slight depression is visible as an earthwork.
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 12m diameter, with outer, irregularly shaped banks, circa 2m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The well-defined nature of the pit and the morphology of the outer banks supports the interpretation that the earthworks represent a Second World War bomb crater. The banks have likely been levelled and the pit partly infilled by 1965, although a slight oval depression of the crater remains visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. A second possible bomb crater (MDV126055) was recorded in proximity to the southeast.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4104-4105 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #118761 ] |
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| SDV351186 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F44 109-110 22-NOV-1965. |
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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 SX6152 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
| MDV126055 | Related to: Bomb crater west of Addistone, Holbeton (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 19 2019 8:56AM |
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