Monument record MDO42762 - Complex of Second World War clifftop trenches east of the River Bride at Burton Freshwater, Burton Bradstock

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note a complex of irregular defensive and supply trenches in this area, set amidst the denuded earthwork remains of medieval lynchets on the east side of the River Bride at Burton Freshwater. The trenches are clearly visible on RAF vertical aerial photographs dated March 1948.

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These trenches all lie within the National Trust Burton Bradstock estate and are also recorded by the NTSMR, None are now visible on the ground and all have been infilled.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020.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. e41683.

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Location

Grid reference SY 47910 89490 (point)
Map sheet SY48NE
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 23 2021 9:49AM

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