Monument record MDO44905 - Second World War firing range, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Monkton

Please read our .

Summary

A firing range of probable Second World War date is visible as structures and earthworks on the west side of Blandford Camp on 1940s aerial photographs. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A firing range of probable Second World War date is visible as structures and earthworks on the west side of Blandford Camp on 1940s aerial photographs [1]. The features comprise a crescent-shaped concrete berm or wall with a rhomboid shaped pit, plus some other ancillary rectilinear structures and linear banked earthworks. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1845 FS 2064.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference ST 9127 0818 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Monkton; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 30 2022 11:42AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.