Monument record MDO42642 - Second World War trenches on East Cliff, Burton Freshwater, Burton Bradstock

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note a small complex of military trenches at approximately this location, visible on the low East Cliff on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs dated March 1948. The complex comprise an irregular zig-zag trench along the cliff front and a single 'dog-leg' trench leading back to the rear.

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The trenches are not evident on more recent aerial photography and are presumed to have been infilled, although it is also possible that some parts may have been lost to coastal erosion.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3071-3.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e41684.

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Location

Grid reference SY 47450 89750 (point)
Map sheet SY48NE
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2020 12:29PM

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