A probable Second World War tank training area is visible as structures and earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on Dean Hill. A tank training track is centred at SZ 01094 81661 and four firing targets formed of linear banks are located in an east-west oriented line to the east. The features are visible over an area measuring approximately 885 m by 225 m. (1-2) These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
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<1> SDO13451
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-MAY-1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/206/PART I 5005-6.
<2> SDO13455
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-MAY-1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/206 PART I 5006-7.
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Location
Grid reference
Centred SZ 0139 8169 (905m by 295m) (11 map features)
Map sheet
SZ08SW
Civil Parish
Studland; Dorset
Civil Parish
Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 18 2015 9:26AM
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