A Second World War miltary camp is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s to the west of Durlston Head, Swanage. The site consists of: two areas of buildings; defensive banks on the southern side; at least two air raid shelters; a banked rectangular enclosure with three structures within it on the northern side of the site; and connecting pathways and roads. Several pathways or trackways extend from the the western side of the site. The site covers an area measuring approximately 275 m by 180 m. (1-3) The site is now covered by a car park. This site was digitally plotted during the South west Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (3)
<1> SDO12866
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 3300.
<2> SDO12859
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 3392-3.
<3> SDO12845
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 16-APR-1951. RAF 58/629 5022-3.
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Location
Grid reference
Centred SZ 0311 7731 (300m by 198m) (122 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
Feb 8 2017 3:10PM
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