Monument record MDO29252 - Possible bomb craters or extractive pits, Langton Matravers
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A linear cluster of six small cirvilinear hollows (approximately 8-16 m across) are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar to the north of Dancing Ledge. They are possibly post medieval extractive pits or bomb craters dating to the Second World War. (1-3) . The site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
<1> Channel Coastal Observatory, 23-MAR-2008, Lidar (Photograph). SDO12878.
<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.
<3> Royal Air Force, 04_NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 3397-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12906.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SY 9979 7780 (410m by 180m) (7 map features) |
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Map sheet | SY97NE |
Civil Parish | Langton Matravers; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 20 2013 12:53PM