Monument record MDO29523 - Second World War bomb crater, Rockley Sands, Poole.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1947 to the north of Rockley Sands, Poole.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as a sub-circular earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Rockley Sands, Poole. (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. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1930 2040.
  • <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 9760 9142 (20m by 19m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2013 12:04PM

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