Monument record MDO29590 - Second World War barbed wire enclosure and military buildings, Holton Clump, Wareham St Martin

A curving linear feature and associated buildings are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. It is considered to be a barbed wire enclosure, with possible military buildings likely to be of Second World War military origin.

A curving linear feature and associated buildings are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 (1). It is considered to be a barbed wire enclosure, with possible military buildings likely to be of Second World War military origin. The buildings may also be associated with the nearby cordite factory (MDO8224) and pier (MDO2989). The features are not visible on the most up to date comprehensive imagery available to the project.(2/3) The site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5045-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13017.

<2> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

<3> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Oct 21 2013 4:25PM