Monument record MDO30568 - Second World War bomb crater, Gore Heath, Wareham St Martin

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Summary

A circular hollow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the northern part of Gore Heath, Wareham St Martin. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Second World War bomb crater.

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A circular hollow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the northern part of Gore Heath, Wareham St Martin (1-2). It is considered likely to be the remains of a Second World War bomb crater. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images avaialable to the project, this area now obscured by modern plantation.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7147-48.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 161-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9244 9262 (11m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SW
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 18 2014 2:28PM

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