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| HER Number: | MDV25248 |
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| Name: | Bomb Crater on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
One of four Second World War bomb craters on Crownhill Down visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 599 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1355137
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/146
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4251-4252 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A roughly circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX55NE (Cartographic). SDV337243.
Row of four bomb craters visible on aerial photograph interpretation.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 1355137 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343751.
A line of four bomb craters extend from SX56945990 to SX57216010 across a fairly steep hillslope on Crownhill Down. Each is approximately 10 metres diameter and about 2.4 metres deep. The holes have sharply defined edges with a minimal but widespread scatter of spoil around the top. These craters are most probably the result of a World War II stick of bombs.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5759 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
A roughly circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 11-JUN-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
A roughly circular pit is 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 roughly circular pit up to circa 10m across is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2013 on Crownhill Down, centred on circa SX57005995.
The earthwork is interpreted as a bomb crater of Second World War date, the second in a row of four extending in a line over circa 340m from circa SX56945989 in the south-west to SX57216010 in the north-east.
The pit remains visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2018.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337243 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX55NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV343751 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 1355137. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5759 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #118855 ] |
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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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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4251-4252 27-FEB-1946. |
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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
| MDV76013 | Related to: Bomb Crater on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV76014 | Related to: Bomb Crater on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV25247 | Related to: Bomb Crater on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
- 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: | Sep 28 2021 6:58AM |
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