Monument record MDO29666 - Second World War bomb craters, Portland Bill, Portland

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Two Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, to the south of DTEO Portland Bill.

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Two Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, to the south of DTEO Portland Bill. The craters are sub-circular measuring 7 m and 3 m in diameter, with banks of spoil around them. (1) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).


<1> Royal Air Force, 13-APR-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1411 4050-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13027.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1411 4050-1.

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Grid reference Centred SY 6760 6861 (18m by 34m) (8 map features)
Map sheet SY66NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 1 2013 10:22AM

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