Monument record MDO29719 - Second World War bomb craters, Tidmoor Point, Fleet

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Summary

A group of eight probable Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs dating from 1947 to the east of Tidmoor Point, Fleet.

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A group of eight probable Second World War bomb craters are visible as sub circular earthworks on aerial photographs dating from 1947 to the east of Tidmoor Point, Fleet (1). The craters vary from approximately 2.5m to approximately 5.8m in diameter. The craters are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2/3) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).


<1> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 PART II 5140 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13053.

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

<3> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 30-AUG-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2273 PART II 5140.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6463 7866 (22m by 98m) (9 map features)
Map sheet SY67NW
Civil Parish Fleet; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:34PM

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