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Summary

One of three Second World War bomb craters near Muxham Point, visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs between 1945 and 1965, and as a cropmark in 2007.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NW/151

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV145481.

Des=ntas/properties between the erme and avon part 1: scobbiscombe farm/(1998) 29.

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5615.

Vis=-/9/1997 (national trust) site of possible bomb craters south of erme estuary. Roughly parallel with and just outside the nw boundary hedge of nt property, possible bomb craters visible on vertical air photograph taken in 1946 (national trust).

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3150-3151 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

A bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit.

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, NMR RAF/58/7109 F41 0108-0109 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.

The bomb crater is visible as an earthwork pit with erosion on its downward side.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6147 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.

An irregular dark mark is visible with a pale cropmark downslope.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A circular pit visible as an earthwork 11 metres in diameter on aerial photographs taken in 1945 is probably one of the Second World War bomb craters recorded by the National Trust. It was still visible as an earthwork in 1965 with a significant erosion gully on the north downslope side, but is visible only as a cropmark on later available aerial photographs, indicating that below ground remains survive. It is likely to be associated with other craters in the vicinity (MDV104130).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145481	Migrated Record:
SDV350196	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6147 03-MAY-2007.
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3150-3151 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #96744 ]
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351186	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/7109 F41 0108-0109 22-NOV-1965.
SDV5615	Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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