Shell impact crater?

Flower’s Barrow 1

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GLADMAN May 5, 2014 16:06:06

Bearing in mind its location I assumed this to be a shell hole. But then again it is within a hill fort? Anyone know?

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/128875.jpg

thesweetcheat May 5, 2014 17:46:13

Replying to GLADMAN

It looks very much like the impact craters you can see on the Penally range west of Lydstep Point in Pembrokeshire, so I'd guess that's what it is.

harestonesdown May 9, 2014 02:21:18

Replying to GLADMAN

GLADMAN wrote:

Bearing in mind its location I assumed this to be a shell hole. But then again it is within a hill fort? Anyone know?

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/128875.jpg

To turn this completely on it's head, given the very regular nature of the "crater", could it be a (AA) gun emplacement, or even an OP ?
For a shell to cause such symmetry it would have to drop near vertical, wouldn't it ?

Monganaut May 12, 2014 15:28:22

Replying to GLADMAN

I'd say that was an impact crater because of the debris lip thrown up around the edge. May have been a stray shell from Worbarrow gunnery range, or a smaller bomb dropped during WWII. It was common for German pilots to drop their load and run for home if a fighter stumbled across them.

Mind you, Worlebury Hillfort near Weston Super Mare still has the remains of 18 or so storage pits/ grain silos inside the fort.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/89145688

http://www.ashwickparish.org/index.php?page=worlebury-camp