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| HER Number: | MDV126728 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Craters, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Three possible bomb craters are visible as shallow earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1946. The earthworks have been destroyed or obscured by landscaping associated with Lee Moor clay works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 558 606 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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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 3253-3254 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Three roughly circular pits circa 10m in diameter are visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5560 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The pits have been destroyed or obscured.
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.
Three closely spaced roughly circular pits circa 10m in diameter are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as shallow craters to the west of the former farmstead of Fernhill. They are interpreted as possible bomb craters of Second World war date.
The earthworks have been destroyed or obscured by landscaping associated with Lee Moor clay works.
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 3253-3254 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #122510 ] |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5560 01-JUN-2002. |
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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: | Dec 20 2019 4:06PM |
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