Monument record MDO28947 - Second World War bomb crater, Slepe Moor, Arne

A circular feature is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Slepe Moor taken in 1947. It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activity in this area.

A circular feature, approximately 14.4m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Slepe Moor taken in 1947 (1). It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activity in this area. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is still visible as a cropmark on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (2).

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1019-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12755.

<2> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

Record last edited

Jul 24 2013 3:05PM