Monument record MDO29752 - Second World War slit trench, Castletown, Portland

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A possible Second World War slit trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the east of the Royal Naval Hospital site, Castletown, Portland.

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A possible Second World War slit trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the east of the Royal Naval Hospital site, Castletown, Portland. The zig-zag trench is flanked by banks and is in two sections. It measures up to 90 m in length. (1) 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. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 1409-10.

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Grid reference Centred SY 6879 7430 (82m by 40m) (7 map features)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2013 1:25PM

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