Monument record MDO29069 - Second World War bomb crater, Ballard Down, Swanage

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A Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 on Ballard Down, Swanage.

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A Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 on Ballard Down, Swanage. The crater is sub-oval and measures 4 m by 6 m. It is surrounded by a bank of spoil. (1) The site is not 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).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-MAY-1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/206 PART I 5003-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01-JUN-2012. Google Earth 2012.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0368 8113 (9m by 10m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SZ08SW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2013 2:14PM

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