Second World War military slit trenching is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken at Lower Hamworthy, Poole in 1942 (1). The features are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project (2/3). The features were digitally mapped as part of the the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (3)
<1> SDO13005
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-JUN-1942. RAF/HLA/577 6007-9.
<2> SDO12705
Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
Centred SZ 0000 9052 (20m by 15m) (3 map features)
Map sheet
SZ09SW
Unitary Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
None recorded
Record last edited
Jan 6 2020 3:06PM
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