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| HER Number: | MDV127338 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Craters north of Little Pethill, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Three circular pits, probably bomb craters of Second World War date, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on the north-west facing slopes north of Little Pethill. The pits were levelled by the late 1950s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 536 608 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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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 (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3232-3233 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Three pits are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2775, RAF/58/2775 F21 0111-0112 30-APR-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363220.
Three pits are visible as levelled earthworks and cropmarks.
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 circular pits circa 8 to 10m in diameter are visible earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on the north-west facing slopes north of Little Pethill. The pits are probably bomb craters of Second World War date.
The pits remain visible as earthworks into the 1950s but appear to have been filled and near levelled on aerial photographs of 1959, remaining visible as slight cropmarks.
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 3232-3233 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123818 ] |
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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 0111-0112 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: | Jan 22 2020 2:15PM |
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