Monument record MDO29518 - Second World War bomb crater, Upton, Lytchett Minster

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1948 of Upton, Lytchett Minster.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as a sub-circular earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1948 of Upton, Lytchett Minster. (1) It measures approximately 14m in diameter. The crater is 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. 26-NOV-1948. RAF/CPE/UK 58/161 Part I 5158-60.
  • <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 9875 9271 (23m by 23m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Civil Parish Lytchett Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2013 11:32AM

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