A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 on Newton Heath, Studland. The crater is sub-circular and surrounded by a bank of spoil. It measures approximately 13 m in diameter. (1) The crater is still partially visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (2)
<1> SDO12663
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6388-9.
Centred SZ 0007 8523 (20m by 20m) (3 map features)
Map sheet
SZ08NW
Civil Parish
Studland; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 8 2013 12:13PM
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