Monument record MDO29508 - Second World War bomb craters, Holton Clump, Wareham St Martin

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A pair of probable Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs dating from 1942 of Holton Clump, Wareham St Martin.

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A pair of probable Second World War bomb craters are visible as subcircular earthworks on aerial photographs dating from 1942 of Holton Clump, Wareham St Martin. (1) They each measure approximately 20m in diameter. The craters are not 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. 21-JUN-1942. RAF/HLA/623 6057.
  • <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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Grid reference Centred SY 9688 9131 (103m by 55m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2013 11:02AM

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