Monument record MDO29191 - Second World War installation, Cuddle, Kimmeridge

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Summary

Three small buildings enclosed by protective barbed wire fencing are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945. They are considered to be military structures possibly a gun emplacement or look-out. One of the buildings is still extant on Google Earth photographs dating to 2009.

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Three small buildings enclosed by protective barbed wire fencing are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 (1). They are considered to be military structures dating to the Second World War; possibly a gun emplacement or look-out. One of the buildings is still extant on Google Earth photographs dating to 2009 (2). The features were digitally mapped as part of the the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27_MAR-1944. RAF 106G/LA200 2010-11.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9131 7829 (110m by 109m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2013 12:43PM

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