Monument record MDO30069 - Possible Second World War bomb crater, Lower Hyde Heath, Bloxworth

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Summary

A circular hollow is visible on aerial photographs of Lower Hyde Heath taken in 1947. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a Second World War bomb crater. Alternatively it could be the site of a post medieval extractive pit.

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A circular hollow is visible on aerial photographs of Lower Hyde Heath taken in 1947 (1). It is considered possible this could be the remains of a Second World War bomb crater. Alternatively it could be the site of a post medieval extractive pit. This site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is still visible as a water-filled hollow on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2059-60.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8737 9194 (13m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY89SE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Dec 13 2013 10:22AM

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