Monument record MDO39328 - Second World War impact crater, Barnsfield Wood, St Leonards and St Ives

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Summary

The probable site of a Second World War bomb impact crater is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 within what is now Avon Heath Country Park, Barnsfield Wood. The curvilinear hollow was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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The probable site of a Second World War bomb impact crater is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 within what is now Avon Heath Country Park, Barnsfield Wood (1). The curvilinear hollow was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The site is now under scrubby vegetation and light tree cover and therefore its current condition could not be accessed (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1946. RAF 106G/UK187 RS 4058-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.

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Location

Grid reference SU 13029 03328 (point) (2 map features)
Map sheet SU10SW
Civil Parish St Leonards and St Ives; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2017 11:50AM

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