Monument record MDO31877 - Second World War slit trenching, Church Lane, Coombe Keynes

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Summary

A short stretch of Second World War military slit trenching is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 to west of Church Lane.

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A short stretch of Second World War military zig-zag slit trenching is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6 to west of Church Lane, Coombe Keynes. (1-2). The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. The features have been levelled and no trace is visible on the most recent Google Earth imagery.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 2039.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4425-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 84241 84162 (26m by 32m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY88SW
Civil Parish Coombe Keynes; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2016 10:29AM

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