Monument record MDO29502 - Second World War bomb crater, Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1947 of Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as a sub-circular earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947 of Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin. (1) It measures approximately 20m in diameter. The crater is still partially visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project.(2/3) 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. 17-JAN1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 50 17-18.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9504 9005 (32m by 32m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2013 10:52AM

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