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| HER Number: | MDV126509 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Craters, Long Down, Sparkwell |
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Summary
Two Second World War Bomb Craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s on the west-facing slopes south of Cann Wood. The craters had probably been levelled by the mid-1960s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 534 590 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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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/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3230-3231 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Two pits are visible as circular earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, RAF/540/483 RS 4351-4352 24-APR-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352103.
Two pits are visible as circular earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/58/6399, RAF/58/6399 F66 0376-0377 02-JUL-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363068.
The pits are not identifiable as earthworks.
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.
Two circular pits circa 8m in diameter are visible as earthworks circa 30m apart
on the west-facing slopes south of Cann Wood, on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1951.
The pits are interpreted as Second World War Bomb Craters.
The pits are not identifiable as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1964 and had probably been levelled by this date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352103 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/483 RS 4351-4352 24-APR-1951. [Mapped feature: #121903 ] |
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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 3230-3231 27-FEB-1946. |
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| SDV363068 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/6399 F66 0376-0377 02-JUL-1964. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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: | Sep 23 2019 1:12PM |
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