Monument record MDO29753 - 19th century reservoir, East Weare Batteries, Portland

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Summary

The bank surrounding a 19th century reservoir is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of Balaclava Coastguard Station, Portland.

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The bank surrounding a 19th century reservoir is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of Balaclava Coastguard Station, Portland. The earthwork consists of a curving D-shaped bank, visible over an area measuring 53 m by 32 m. (1) The site is marked as "Old Reservoir" on the 2nd ed OS map. (2) 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/1824 3229-30.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.

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Grid reference Centred SY 6986 7390 (63m by 46m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2013 1:32PM

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