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| HER Number: | MDV127800 |
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| Name: | Possible bomb crater west of Tapfield Cross, Bigbury |
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Summary
A possible bomb crater of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as an earthwork pit on the north-west facing slopes to the west of Tapfield Cross. The pit has probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 450 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3125-3126 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A pit is visible as an earthwork.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6545 13-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The pit is not visible as an earthwork.
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.
A pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as a circular earthwork circa 5m in diameter on the north-west facing slopes to the west of Tapfield Cross.
The pit might be the remains of a bomb crater of Second World War date.
The earthwork is not visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2002 and has probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3125-3126 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #124668 ] |
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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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| 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 SX6545 13-SEP-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: | Mar 6 2020 1:08PM |
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