Monument record MDO28997 - Second World War bomb craters, Shotover Moor, Corfe Castle

A group of four circular depressions are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Shotover Moor. They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World war activities in this area

A group of four circular depressions are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Shotover Moor (1). They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World war activities in this area. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are still visible as cropmarks on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (2).

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1016-17 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12778.

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

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Aug 1 2013 5:19PM