Monument record MDO31775 - Second World War military site, North Egliston, Tyneham, Purbeck

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Summary

The probable site of a military installation (comprising a central structure surrounded by a protective barbed wire oval enclosure) is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6 to the west of North Egliston.

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Full Description

The probable site of a military installation (comprising a central structure surrounded by a protective barbed wire oval enclosure) is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6 to the west of North Egliston (1-2). The features are not 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. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4236-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 1005-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 89180 80707 (63m by 80m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2014 2:16PM

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