Monument record MDO25933 - Chesil Beach, WWII direction arrow

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Summary

A WWII direction arrow is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs on Chesil Beach to the south-east of Castle Beach Cottage.

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Full Description

A WWII direction arrow is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs on Chesil Beach to the south-east of Castle Beach Cottage. {1}. The feature is situated within the Abbotsbury Defence which was defended by the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and was 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) 6-7.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5574 8473 (26m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2012 5:06AM

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