Monument record MDO30820 - Modern military training site, Worgret Heath, Arne

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Summary

A group of dispersed slit trenches, banks and enclosures are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Worgret Heath, Arne. They are considered likely to be the remains of modern military training activities. These features appear to cut into an parts of a late prehistoric linear earthwork (MDO7050).

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Full Description

A group of dispersed slit trenches, banks and enclosures are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Worgret Heath, Arne (1-2. They are considered likely to be the remains of modern military training activities. These features appear to cut into an parts of a late prehistoric linear earthwork (MDO7050). They were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 14-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 236-38.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6407.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9013 8729 (317m by 407m) (138 map features)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 8 2019 1:50PM

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