Monument record MDO31165 - Early 20th century shell holes, Stoborough Heath, Arne

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Summary

Three small bomb craters probably relating to the Second World War, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 on the eastern edge of Stoborough Heath, Arne.

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Three small bomb craters probably relating to the Second World War, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 on the eastern edge of Stoborough Heath, Arne. (1-2). The features are still visible on the latest Google Earth imagery. They were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7058-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4409-10.

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Grid reference SY 93560 84886 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY98SW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2020 3:32PM

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