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| HER Number: | MDV55698 |
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| Name: | Bomb craters on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Two circular earthwork pits, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, are interpreted as Second World War bomb craters.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 518 665 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/112/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119124.
Bomb craters on roborough down recorded on raf 1946-7 ap coverage. Also recorded on 1954 os map (dob worksheet).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV220215.
Des=dob worksheet (horner, w. )/ (1996)/ in smr.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4341-4342 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Two circular earthwork pits are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5166 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Two circular earthwork pits are visible.
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 circular earthwork pits, circa 15 metres diameter, are clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. They are interpreted as Second World War bomb craters, although it is not clear whether their intended target was Harrowbeer Airfield to the north (MDV55671) or the decoy airfield to the south (MDV58008).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV119124 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV220215 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4341-4342 10-DEC-1946. |
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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 SX5166 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #95326 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV125957 | Related to: Bomb crater north-east of Yeoland Farm, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV34219 | Related to: Openwork on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
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 1 2019 3:57PM |
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