Monument record MDO31399 - Second World War fox holes or shell holes, Wytch Heath, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A group of small circuar pits are visible as bare soil marks on aerial photographs of Wytch Heath, Corfe Castle. They are considered likely to be the remains of Second World War foxholes or shell holes.

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A group of small circuar pits are visible as bare soil marks on aerial photographs of Wytch Heath, Corfe Castle (1). They are considered likely to be the remains of Second World War foxholes or shell holes. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4403-04.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4402-03.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9736 8445 (42m by 51m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 5 2014 10:30AM

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