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| HER Number: | MDV25230 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bomb Craters on Headon Down |
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Summary
Two bomb craters of Second World War date, previously recorded as trial pits, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 on the south-east facing slopes of Headon Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 589 598 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/127
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
- BOMB CRATER (World War II to XX - 1939 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV157424.
Aph=nmr sf1747/273-274(21/4/1980).
RCHM APP 1985, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV26818.
Two very prominent trial pits at sx58875987 and sx58875989 visible on nmr 1980 ap.(rchm app 1985).
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RS 4066-4067 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361461.
Two circular pits are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5859 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Two circular pits are visible as earthworks.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 11-JUN-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Two circular pits are visible as earthworks.
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 roughly circular pits circa 10m in diameter are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, centred on circa SX58915991 and SX58905987, on the south-east facing slopes of Headon Down. A radial corona of raised earth is visible surrounding each pit.
Previously interpreted as trial pits, it is probable that the earthworks are actually the remains of bomb craters of Second World war date.
The earthworks remain clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and aerial photographs of 2018.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV157424 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV26818 | Migrated Record: RCHM APP 1985. |
| SDV361461 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RS 4066-4067 11-MAR-1948. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5859 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #118921 ] |
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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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 11-JUN-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 25 2019 5:00PM |
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