Monument record MWX1301 - World War Two anti-tank cubes at Eype Mouth, Symondsbury

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Summary

Three anti-tank cubes. A line of anti-tank cubes is visible across the beach-head at Eype Mouth on aerial photographs taken in 1942. Constructed in 1940-41. The structures were documented as being in a broken condition in 1999.

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3 x anti-tank cubes, in a broken condition. <1> A line of anti-tank cubes is visible across the beach-head at Eype Mouth on aerial photographs taken in 1942 <4>. Photographs taken in 2008 show approximately 25 cubes scattered and partially buried in the sand <5>. The original positions of the cubes as well as the 2008 positions were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1995. Defence of Britain Project. S0012097.
  • <2> Machine readable data file: Council for British Archaeology. 2003. Defence of Britain Project Database. S0012097.
  • <3> Excavation archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01. S0012097.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-JUN-1942. RAF AC53 14-15.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 20-JUL-2008. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2008.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1426261.

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Location

Grid reference SY 44800 91000 (point)
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Defence of Britain database: S0012097
  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 111 042
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SW 43
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1426261

Record last edited

Jan 4 2023 5:00PM

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