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| HER Number: | MDV126545 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Crater, Sparkwell |
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Summary
A Second World War Bomb Crater is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s on the north-west facing slopes south of Boringdon Park Wood. The crater had probably been levelled by the late-1950s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 535 581 |
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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)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3228-3229 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/493, RAF/540/493 RP 3008-3009 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363147.
A circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2775, RAF/58/2775 F21 0090-0091 30-APR-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363220.
The pit is not 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 8m in diameter is visible as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes south of Boringdon Park Wood, on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1951.
The pit is interpreted as a Second World War Bomb Crater.
The pit is not identifiable as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1959 and had probably been levelled by this date.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 3228-3229 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #121988 ] |
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| SDV363147 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/493. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/493 RP 3008-3009 12-MAY-1951. |
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| SDV363220 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/2775. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2775 F21 0090-0091 30-APR-1959. |
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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 30 2019 12:23PM |
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