Monument record MDO29146 - Second World War fox holes and military earthworks, Peveril Point, Swanage

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Summary

Two possible Second World War fox holes and miltary earthworks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on Peveril Point, Swanage.

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Full Description

Two possible Second World War fox holes, or slit trenches, and other miltary earthworks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on Peveril Point, Swanage. The earthworks consist of two sub-rectangular pits surrounded by banks of spoil and a sub-rectangular bank with a ditch on its northern side. The earthworks are adjacent to, or part of, a linear bank and ditch, possibly a military earthwork associated with coastal defence (see MDO29147). The possible fox holes or slit trenches are sub-rectangular and surrounded by banks of spoil. The pits measure between 9 m by 7 m and 10 m by 3 m. (1) This site was digitally plotted during the South west Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 3301-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0364 7847 (31m by 25m) (10 map features)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 10 2013 1:03PM

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