Monument record MDO25925 - Chesters Hill - WWII structures

Two sets of four structures, each set in a square formation, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and 1946 on Chesters Hill. They are considered to be of military origin dating to WWII, possibly the footings of two radio masts.

Two sets of four structures, each set in a square formation, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and 1946 on Chesters Hill {1-2}. They are considered to be of military origin dating to WWII, possibly the footings of two radio masts. They are situated within the Abbotsbury Defence which was defended by the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3319-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12185.

<2> Royal Air Force, 27-APR-1942, RAF/AC36 (V) 67-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12212.

Record last edited

Mar 15 2012 11:46AM