A group of small curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Highwood Heath, East Stoke. They are considered likely to be the remains of military foxholes associated with Second World War activities in this area.
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A group of small curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Highwood Heath, East Stoke (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of military foxholes associated with Second World War activities in this area. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are not visible on the most recent aerial images available to the project.
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<1> SDO13227
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JAN-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 2037-38.
<2> SDO13211
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6412-13.
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Location
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Centred SY 8726 8524 (34m by 33m) (8 map features)
Map sheet
SY88NE
Civil Parish
East Stoke; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
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None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 13 2014 10:35AM
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