Monument record MDO28712 - Second World War bomb craters, Brownsea Island, Studland

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Summary

A scattered area of seven Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 over St Michael's Mount and Clown Hill in the western area of Brownsea Island.

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Full Description

A scattered area of seven Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 over St Michael's Mount and Clown Hill in the western area of Brownsea Island. The craters are visible as sub-circular depressions, measuring between 5 m and 7 m in diameter. (1) The craters are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).


<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1930 3047-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12692.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 20-JUL-2008, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2008 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12674.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1930 3047-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 20-JUL-2008. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2008.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0127 8802 (302m by 243m) (16 map features)
Map sheet SZ08NW
Civil Parish Studland; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 10 2013 1:46PM

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