Monument record MDO31850 - Second World War slit trench, RAF Warmwell, Crossways

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Summary

A Second World War slit trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s at the southern edge of RAF Warmwell. The site has now been destroyed by Warmwell Quarry.

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A Second World War slit trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s at the southern edge of RAF Warmwell. The earthworks consist of a short zig-zag trench with a bank of spoil around it. (1) The site has now been destroyed by Warmwell Quarry. (2) This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2018 4018-19.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7531 8801 (19m by 21m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Crossways; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 143118

Record last edited

Aug 19 2015 12:45PM

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