Monument record MDO30427 - Early twentieth-century craters, Stoke Heath, East Stoke

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Summary

A group of circular hollows visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on Stoke Heath. The features are between 2m and 8m across and fairly evenly spaced. They are considered to be impact craters or exploded mine sites associated with military training activity. .

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A group of circular hollows visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on Stoke Heath (1). The features are between 2m and 8m across and fairly evenly spaced. They are considered to be impact craters or exploded mine sites associated with military training activity. The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are still visible on recent Dorset CC digital aerial photographs (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 03-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 4947A frame 8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2002. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 84715 89739 (408m by 112m) (27 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish East Stoke; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2014 2:38PM

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