Monument record MDO31773 - Second World War military site, North Egliston, Tyneham, Purbeck

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A Second World War military installation to the north of Tyneham House. The site comprises building structures, mast base and slit trench surrounded by protective barbed wire enclosures. The site is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6.

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A Second World War military installation to the north of Tyneham House. The site comprises building structures, mast base and slit trench surrounded by protective barbed wire enclosures. The site is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6 (1-3). Some of the building structures are still extant and visible on recent Google Earth imagery; they were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JAN-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 1028-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3254-5.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 1005-6.

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Grid reference Centred SY 89038 80425 (824m by 293m) (37 map features)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2014 2:01PM

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