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HER Number:MDV129010
Name:Possible bomb craters at Mount Pleasant, Colaton Raleigh

Summary

Earthwork pits, interpreted as possible Second World War bomb craters, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 050 899
Map Sheet:SY08NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishColaton Raleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLATON RALEIGH

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

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY0589 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Earthwork pits are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

A group of small circular earthwork pits, circa 4m diameter, is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They are interpreted as possible Second World War bomb craters.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY0589 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #127184 ]
SDV363914Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Oct 27 2020 1:09PM

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