Monument record MDO25938 - Chesil Beach, pits

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Summary

A series of c. 30 small round pits and mounds are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. They are considered to be of late 19th - early 20th century date and are possibly of WWII military origin.

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A series of c. 30 small round pits and mounds are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1}. They are considered to be of late 19th - early 20th century date and are possibly of WWII military origin. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3317-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12186.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3317-8.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5628 8454 (508m by 128m) (30 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 7:58AM

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