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| HER Number: | MDV105969 |
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| Name: | Bomb Craters South East of Weston |
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Summary
Three small pits visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south-east of Weston might be the remains of bomb craters of Second World War date. The earthworks were levelled as the field was turned to arable cultivation in the post war years.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 168 888 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/508, RAF/106G/UK/508 4128-4129 13-JUL-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355833.
Three earthwork pits or craters are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4289-4290 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Three earthwork pits or craters are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Three pits between 8 and 14 metres in diameter are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, to the south-east of Weston, Branscombe parish. The pits might be the remains of bomb craters of Second World War date. The pits were levelled as the field was turned to arable cultivation in the post war years and are no longer visible as earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4289-4290 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV355833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/508. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/508 4128-4129 13-JUL-1945. [Mapped feature: #65397 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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)
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2014 5:57PM |
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