Monument record MDO28924 - Second World War military site, Shipstal Point, Arne

A group of buildings, structures and trackways are visible on aerial photographs of Shipstal Point taken between 1942 and 1952. These features are considered likely to be the remains of ancillery features associated with a Second World War anti aircraft battery located just to the west (MWX4734).

A group of buildings, structures and trackways are visible on aerial photographs of Shipstal Point taken between 1942 and 1952 (1-3). These features are considered likely to be the remains of ancillery features associated with a Second World War anti aircraft battery located just to the west (MWX4734). This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). These features are not visible 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 3:06PM