Monument record MDO29535 - Second World War bomb crater, Rockley Sands, Poole

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A pair of probable Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs dating from 1947 at Rockley Sands, Poole.

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A pair of probable Second World War bomb craters are visible as subcircular earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 at Rockley Hill, Poole. (1) They each measure approximately 4m 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. 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 9784 9116 (18m by 8m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

May 28 2020 3:40PM

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