Monument record MDO28771 - Second World War bomb crater, Wareham Channel, Wareham St Martin

A circular hollow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of saltmarsh along the northern edge of Wareham Channel taken in 1947 (1). It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activity in the area.

A circular hollow is visible as an earthworks on aerial photographs of saltmarsh along the northern edge of Wareham Channel taken in 1947 (1). It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activity in the area. It is visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagey available to the project (2). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1930 F20 4057-58 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12707.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Jul 15 2013 11:11AM