Monument record MDO28960 - Second World War bomb craters, Coombe Heath, Arne

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Summary

A group of four circular depressions are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Arne Heath taken in 1942 and 1947. They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activities in this area.

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Full Description

A group of four circular depressions are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Arne Heath taken in 1942 (1) and 1947 (2). They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activities in this area. They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). One off these features (NGR SY96555 87255) is still visible on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (3), the remainder now obscured under scrub.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JUN-1942. RAF/HLA/623 6049-50.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1019-20.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2013. Google Earth 2013.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9653 8726 (174m by 45m) (16 map features)
Map sheet SY98NE
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 30 2013 11:40AM

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