Monument record MDO24578 - Upton Fort, extractive pit or bomb crater

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Summary

A small round hollow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of Upton Fort. It may be the site of a post medieval extractive pit although its near circular shape may be indicative of it being the site of a WWII bomb crater.

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Full Description

A small round hollow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of Upton Fort {1}. It may be the site of a post medieval extractive pit although its near circular shape may be indicative of it being the site of a WWII bomb crater. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-JAN-1962. RAF 58/4878 0083-4.

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Grid reference Centred SY 74119 81820 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY78SW
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2012 1:22AM

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