Monument record MDO28922 - Second World War bomb crater, Big Wood, Arne

A circular feature is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Arne Bay taken between 1942 and 1952. It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activities in this area.

A circular feature, approximately 15m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Arne Bay taken between 1942 and 1952 (1-3). It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activities in this area. It was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). This feature is still visible as an earthwork on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (4).

<1> Royal Air Force, 21-JUN-1942, RAF/HLA/623 6060-61 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12739.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 3045-46 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12745.

<3> Royal Air Force, 09-MAY-1952, RAF/540/723 F10 5181-82 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12749.

<4> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

Record last edited

Jul 23 2013 1:59PM