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| HER Number: | MDV126675 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Craters, Headon 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 Headon Down. The craters had been levelled by the late-1960s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 602 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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 RS 4251-4252 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Two circular pits are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/540/335, RAF/540/335/SFF0-0011 14-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363165.
One pit is identifiable.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69296, OS/69296 V 016-017 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361475.
The craters have been destroyed by china clay extraction.
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 9m in diameter are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks circa 140m apart on the former north-facing slopes of Headon Down.
The pattern of upcast material surrounding the pits supports their interpretation as Second World War Bomb Craters.
By the late 1960s the Hemerdon and Broomage China Clay Works had expanded into this area, resulting in the destruction of the crater earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361475 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69296. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69296 V 016-017 29-JUN-1969. |
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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 RS 4251-4252 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #122416 ] |
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| SDV363165 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/540/335. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/335/SFF0-0011 14-MAY-1950. |
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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: | Oct 22 2019 5:17PM |
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