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HER Number:MDV27257
Name:BOMB CRATER in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

A cluster of several dozen shell holes.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 616 798
Map Sheet:SX67NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67NW244
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 966135
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/219

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOMB CRATER (Constructed, XVIII to Early 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV263471.

Aph=nmr sx6179/2/69-79(12/4/1969).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Wide scatter of shell holes which appear to be water filled from the NMR 1969 aerial photograph.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(07/09/1994) SX 616799, locality only - not surveyed. A cluster of several dozen shell craters with diameters in the region 3.0m to 5.0m.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV263471Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV350839Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Feb 8 2022 12:45PM