Monument record MDO24205 - Post medieval signal station or Royal Observer Corps Post, Wears Hill, Abbotsbury

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Summary

A series of hollows, possibly associated with signal station or Royal Observer Corps Post, are visible as earthworks on Wears Hill. Four of the trenches are also recorded by the Pillbox Study Group.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A series of hollows, possibly associated with a post medieval signal station or Royal Observer Corp Post, are visible as earthworks on Wears Hill {1}. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


National Record of the Historic Environment, 884092 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e41759-41762 (Unpublished document). SDO16685.

<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3284-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11620.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884092.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e41759-41762.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3284-6.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5603 8622 (81m by 91m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 1414163
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 884092
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 89

Record last edited

Apr 25 2023 12:21PM

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