Monument record MDO38278 - Possible bomb crater, Pilsdon Dairy Farm, Marshwood

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Summary

A circular hollow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Pilsdon Dairy Farm. It is 10m across and potentially the site of a Second World War bomb crater. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A circular hollow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Pilsdon Dairy Farm (1). It is 10m across and potentially the site of a Second World War bomb crater. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP. The site has since been levelled and is no longer visible on Google Earth imagery. Four similar features lie 580m to the northeast and are described in MDO38277.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1408-9.

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Location

Grid reference SY 41732 99305 (point) (25 map features)
Map sheet SY49NW
Civil Parish Marshwood; Dorset
Civil Parish Pilsdon; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2019 4:43PM

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