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Summary

A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken from 1947, and a slight earthwork pit on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

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, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3133-3134 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.

A dark circular cropmark is visible, encircled by a curvilinear dark cropmark with linear cropmarks spreading out from it.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5250 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A circular earthwork pit is visible.

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.

An earthwork pit, circa 16 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. It is visible as a dark cropmark on the aerial photographs, with linear cropmarks spreading outwards from a dark curvilinear cropmark encircling its north and west side. It is tentatively interpreted as the remains of a Second World War bomb crater and surrounding upcast.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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