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| HER Number: | MDV27701 |
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| Name: | Shell craters, Okement Hill |
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Summary
The remains of two massive shell craters in an area of broken boulders and shrapnel. The features were previously interpreted as possible tin pits.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 603 877 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW100
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 967431
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/90
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- BOMB CRATER (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV250034.
Aph=nmr sx6085/1/100-117(12/4/1969).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two deep trial pits within an area of shell holes. Visible on 1969 NMR aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/09/1993) Centred SX 60378772. Two massive shell craters situated amongst a cluster of smaller holes on the crest and northern flank of Okement Hill. The area surrounding these craters is strewn with large, apparently freshly fractured, granite blocks and boulders. These appear to be the results of large explosions rather than the tinning suggested by the RCHME APU transcription (1) and cited by the SMR. The area is also littered with shell fragments and shrapnel.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(26/01/2004) These features remain as described in 1993.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250034 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137108 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV113506 | Related to: Observation Post (15) on Okement Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 27 2022 10:33AM |
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