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| HER Number: | MDV128143 |
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| Name: | Bomb crater north of Combe House, Malborough |
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Summary
A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs taken in 1949.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 718 384 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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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, 1949, RAF/541/419, RAF/541/419 3014-3015 19-DEC-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351250.
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.
A circular earthwork pit, approximately 4 metres wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1949. It is interpreted as a Second World War bomb crater, which has since been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351250 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF/541/419. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/419 3014-3015 19-DEC-1949. [Mapped feature: #125358 ] |
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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: | Apr 21 2020 1:29PM |
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