Monument record MDO44862 - Wartime military camp, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Hinton
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Summary
Military earthworks and structures associated with Blandford Camp during the First and Second World Wars are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features include practice trenches and weapons pits, rifle ranges and rifle butts, gun emplacements, aircraft batteries, several barbed wire entanglements (and possible pillboxes but this is unclear), a Prisoner of War camp, a temporary tented camp and several phases of military accommodation, including some that was used as a military hospital during the latter stages of the Second World War. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
Military earthworks and structures associated with Blandford Camp during the First and Second World Wars are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery [1-16]. The features include practice trenches and weapons pits, rifle ranges and rifle butts, gun emplacements, aircraft batteries, several earthwork enclosures, a Prisoner of War camp, a temporary tented camp and several phases of military accommodation, including some that was used as a military hospital during the latter stages of the Second World War.
The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (16)
- <1> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <2> SDO18613 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2153.
- <3> SDO18895 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 23-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1944 RP 3314.
- <4> SDO18617 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 24-MAR-1944. RAF/NLA/80 RS 4083.
- <5> SDO18616 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1845 FS 2064.
- <6> SDO18910 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1845 FS 2062.
- <7> SDO18912 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 V 5153.
- <8> SDO18918 Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 24-MAR-1949. AFL 61785/EAW21678.
- <9> SDO18501 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4320.
- <10> SDO18474 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4318.
- <11> SDO18057 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4316.
- <12> SDO18915 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4315.
- <13> SDO18916 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-MAY-1948. RAF/541/7 RS 4032.
- <14> SDO18917 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3071.
- <15> SDO18911 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 24-MAR-1944. RAF/NLA/80 RP 3084.
- <16> SDO18888 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4008.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (18)
- Part of: Double ring ditch, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Hinton (Monument) (MDO5008)
- Part of: Enclosure at Blandford Camp, Tarrant Hinton (Monument) (MDO5006)
- Part of: First or Second World War barbed wire entanglement, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44903)
- Part of: First World War POW camp, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44875)
- Part of: First World War practice trenches, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Launceston and Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44910)
- Part of: Possible Second World War anti aircraft battery, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44878)
- Part of: Possible Second World War light anti aircraft battery, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44882)
- Part of: Second World War barbed wire entanglement, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Launceston (Monument) (MDO44895)
- Part of: Second World War barbed wire entanglement, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Launceston (Monument) (MDO44897)
- Part of: Second World War barbed wire entanglement, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44901)
- Part of: Second World War barbed wire entanglement, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44902)
- Part of: Second World War barbed wire entanglements Blandford Camp, Tarrant Launceston (Monument) (MDO44883)
- Part of: Second World War firing range, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Hinton (Monument) (MDO44898)
- Part of: Second World War firing range, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44905)
- Part of: Second World War firing range, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44906)
- Part of: Second World War firing range, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Launceston (Monument) (MDO44880)
- Part of: Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Launceston (Monument) (MDO44894)
- Part of: Second World War temporary camp, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton (Monument) (MDO44876)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9222 0883 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Hinton; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Monkton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 9 2023 11:20AM
