Building record MDO25596 - WWII military site on Chesil Beach, Langton Herring

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Summary

A rectilinear enclosure and associated features including a quay and boat house are visible on aerial photographs. The boat house is marked on the OS 1st edition map, the other features are considered to be of WWII military origin, possibly associated with the bombing decoy to the south-east.

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A rectilinear enclosure and associated features including a quay and boat house are visible on aerial photographs (1-2). The boat house is marked on the OS 1st edition map, the other features are considered to be of WWII military origin, possibly associated with the bombing decoy to the south-east (MDO25754). The features were plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4300-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-APR-1942. RAF RAF/AC36 V 55-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6046 8113 (172m by 118m) (9 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Langton Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2012 5:16AM

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