A group of four circular hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of a field to the east of Gore Heath, Wareham St Martin. They are considered likely to be the remains of Second World War bomb craters.
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A group of four circular hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of a field to the east of Gore Heath, Wareham St Martin (1-3). They are considered likely to be the remains of Second World War bomb craters. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.
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<1> SDO13340
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5049-50.
<2> SDO13339
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5051-52.
<3> SDO13338
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 02-JAN-1960. RAF 58/3590 F21 0040-41.
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Centred SY 9314 9135 (84m by 120m) (8 map features)
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SY99SW
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Wareham St Martin; Dorset
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Dorset
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2014 9:26AM
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