Bovedy
Seen to fall in 1969 in the United Kingdom · 5.5 kg recovered · L3
Bovedy is the heaviest of the three L3 falls. It is the only L3 fall recorded in the United Kingdom. Crumlin came down only 9.3 km to the north-east, in 1902.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 54.567° N, 6.333° W
The map is centred on Bovedy. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie six other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crumlin | 1902 | L5 | 4.3 kg | 9.3 km north-east |
| 2 | Killeter | 1844 | H6 | 140 g | 87 km west |
| 3 | High Possil | 1804 | L6 | 4.5 kg | 199 km north-east |
| 4 | Leighlinbridge | 1999 | L6 | 271 g | 215 km south |
| 5 | Pontlyfni | 1931 | Winonaite | 157 g | 215 km south-east |
| 6 | Beddgelert | 1949 | H5 | 794 g | 226 km south-east |
What L3 means
L3 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture. The nearest other L3 fall is Andreevka in Ukraine, 3,042 km away. In date order among L3 falls, the one before Bovedy is Andreevka (1969, Ukraine).
Bovedy in the United Kingdom’s record
In date order Bovedy is number 18 of the 19 falls recorded in the United Kingdom, which run from 1623 to 1991. By recovered mass Bovedy comes seventh of 19 there. The fall recorded before Bovedy in the United Kingdom is Barwell (1965); the next is Glatton (1991).
The 1960s
Bovedy is one of 57 falls dated to the 1960s. Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 1969, among them Allende in Mexico, Murchison in Australia, Patora in India.