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Monument record MDO46343 - Second World War firing range, Bowers Quarries, Portland

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Summary

Remains of firing range at Bowers Quarries, Isle of Portland.

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Type and Period (1)

FIRING RANGE (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

FIRING RANGE. From site list with letter. Isle of Portland. Recorder - R. Perry. <1-3>

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SWX5 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1995. Defence of Britain Project. 2563.
<2> SDO128 Machine readable data file: Council for British Archaeology. 2003. Defence of Britain Project Database. 2563.
<3> SDO17227 Excavation archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01. 2563.
<4>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1413233. [Mapped feature: #635979 ]

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Event - Survey: Defence of Britain Project (EWX2)

Location

Grid reference	SY 6812 7196 (point)
Map sheet	SY67SE

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Defence of Britain database: 2563
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 214
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1413233

Record last edited

Jun 9 2023 1:08PM

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