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| HER Number: | MDV126745 |
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| Name: | Possible bomb crater south of Henlake Down, Cornwood |
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Summary
Earthworks of a pit with an outer bank interpreted as a possible Second World War bomb crater are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947. The earthworks have been levelled by 1966.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 629 568 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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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 3163-3164 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Earthworks of a sub-circular pit with an outer bank are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3058-3059 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
Earthworks of a sub-circular pit with an outer bank are visible.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66083, MAL/66083 V 215-216 07-DEC-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363291.
The earthworks have been levelled.
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.
Earthworks of a sub-circular pit, circa 7m diameter, with an outer bank, circa 2.5m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947. The well-defined nature of the visible earthworks and the date of the photographs on which they appear visible support the interpretation that they represent a possible Second World War bomb crater. The earthworks have been levelled by 1966.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3163-3164 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #122528 ] |
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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3058-3059 28-MAY-1947. |
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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: 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 29 2019 11:06AM |
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