Monument record MDO29346 - Possible Second World War military site, West Bottom, Chaldon Herring

A group of dispersed rectilinear enclosures and structures are visible as earthworks and structures on aerial photographs of West Bottom, Chaldon Down. It is considered possible they could be associated with Second World War activity in this area, although an earlier, post-medieval date for the enclosures cannot be ruled out either.

A group of dispersed rectilinear enclosures and structures are visible as earthworks and structures on aerial photographs of West Bottom, Chaldon Down (1). It is considered possible they could be associated with Second World War activity in this area, although an earlier, post-medieval date for the enclosures cannot be ruled out either. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 F36 2440 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12928.

<2> Royal Air Force, 18-JAN-1962, RAF 58/4878 F21 0077 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12930.

<3> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0001-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12923.

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Sep 14 2015 3:08PM