Monument record MDO42571 - A probable Second World War military training area on Tabot Heath, Poole

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Summary

Trenches and other associated features are visible in this area on aerial photographs dated 1947. A concentration of short, angled trenches and trench-upcast lie to the south, with what appear to be a sparse spread of small craters or individual 'foxhole' trenches just to the north east. The relict trenches are still partly visible as earthworks on aerial photographs dated 2018.

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Type and Period (2)

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Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2018. Google Earth 2018.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2031.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 06877 92709 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Defence of Britain database: e31731
  • Defence of Britain database: e31732
  • Defence of Britain database: e31733
  • Defence of Britain database: e31734
  • Defence of Britain database: e31735

Record last edited

Aug 16 2022 10:49AM

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