A possible modern wreck site, which may date from the Second World War, is visible as a submerged structure on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the west of Hunger Hill.
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A possible modern wreck site, which may date from the Second World War, is visible as a submerged structure on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the west of Hunger Hill. (1) The wreck measures 5m in length and just over 2.5m in width. The site is not visible on modern maps or 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).
Sources/Archives (2)
<1> SDO12913
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 26-NOV-1948. RAF/58/161 Part Four 5614.
<2> SDO12705
Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
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Centred SZ 0095 9098 (5m by 7m) (2 map features)
Map sheet
SZ09SW
Unitary Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2013 12:17PM
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