Monument record MDO25923 - Chesters Hill - WWII structures

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Summary

Linear features, possibly WWII slit trenching and other amorphous earthworks are visible on aerial photographs on Chesters Hill. They are considered to date to WWII.

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Linear features, possibly WWII slit trenching and other amorphous earthworks are visible on aerial photographs {1-2} on Chesters Hill. They are considered to date to WWII and are situated within the Abbotsbury Defence which was defended by the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-APR-1942. RAF/AC36 (V) 67-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3319-20.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5820 8339 (214m by 231m) (13 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 15 2012 11:46AM

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