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| HER Number: | MDV128725 |
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| Name: | Bomb craters of Second World War date east of Yarnacombe Farm, Modbury |
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Summary
Two circular pits, probably bomb craters of Second World War date, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 to the east of Yarnacombe Farm, Modbury. The earthworks have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 687 527 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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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 RS 4093-4094 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F43 0097-0098 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6852 18-JUN-1999Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6852 18-JUN-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The pits are not visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
A slight hollow is identitiable.
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.
Two pits, probably bomb craters of Second World War date, are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as circular earthworks circa 7m and 11m in diameter, on a saddle of land between two combes to the east of Yarnacombe Farm.
The pits remain visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1965 but are not visible on more recent aerial photographs and have effectively been levelled.
However, but the location of the northernmost pit remains identifiable as a very subtle hollow on simple local relief visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4093-4094 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #126478 ] |
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| SDV351186 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F43 0097-0098 22-NOV-1965. |
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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 SX6852 18-JUN-1999Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6852 18-JUN-1999. |
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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. |
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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: | Jul 3 2020 12:22PM |
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