TWO second world war bombs found on land at Bridestowe were taken away by bomb disposal personnel from Plymouth this week.
The bombs were found at Blackabroom Farm by Graham Horn.
'I went over it with the tractor and thought it was a stone, then I found out it was a bomb,' he said.
Mr Horn said he was assured these particular bombs were not dangerous but were removed for safe-keeping.
'They were brought up from the railway during the war and stored in Bridestowe Avenue,' said Mr Horn.
Lt Col (Ret'd) Tony Clark, Commandant, Dartmoor Training Area, said: 'They were cleared by the Southern Diving Unit, based at Devonport. They apparently were a four-inch solid shell and a 25lb solid shell, presumably left over from world war two.'
He said the shells would not have been dangerous, as, being solid, they would not have contained explosives.
Lt Col Clark said 'enormous quantities' of ammunition were stockpiled in the area by Americans based here during the run-up to D-Day.
He added: 'I would say that any military debris found that looks suspicious should be treated with incredible caution — inform the police and let the experts deal with it.'