Monument record MDO28972 - Second World War military site, South Middlebere, Arne

A group of structures, pits and earthworks located across South Middlebere Heath are visible on aerial photographs. They are considered likely to be the remains of a military site associated with Second World War activities in this area.

A group of structures, pits and earthworks located across South Middlebere Heath are visible on aerial photographs (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of a military site associated with Second World War activities in this area. They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). Some of these features are still visible as earthworks on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (3).

<1> Royal Air Force, 09-MAY-1952, RAF/540/723 F10 5024-25 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12767.

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

<3> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

Record last edited

Jul 30 2013 5:35PM