Monument record MDO25932 - Stavordale Wood, WWII slit trenching

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Summary

Linear features, probably WWII slit trenching, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Stavordale Wood.

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Linear features, probably WWII slit trenching, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1940 within the medieval lynchets to the south of Stavordale Wood. {1}. The features are situated within the Abbotsbury Defence which was defended by the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-AUG-1940. RAF/225A/BR252 (VC) 8-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5642 8462 (174m by 28m) (12 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 7:59AM

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