Monument record MDO31778 - Second World War military site, Five Barrow Hill, Tyneham, Purbeck

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Summary

A series of bare earth features and structures are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 in the vicinity of Five Barrow Hill. They are considered likely to be craters and structures of uncertain military function dating to the Second World War.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A series of bare earth features and structures are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 in the vicinity of Five Barrow Hill (1). They are considered likely to be craters and structures of uncertain military function dating to the Second World War. Some of the potential craters are visible on Aps taken in 1982 (2) and are still extant on recent Google Earth imagery; they were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 1047-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 19-APR-1982. OS 82047 505-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 87645 83971 (170m by 252m) (37 map features)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish East Lulworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 12 2014 2:55PM

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