Monument record MDO29772 - Second World War bomb craters, Weymouth

A group of six dispersed circular hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Weymouth Golf Course taken between 1946-47. They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activity in this area.

A group of six dispersed circular hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Weymouth Golf Course taken between 1946-47 (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activity in this area. 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 2456-57 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13068.

<2> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2272 5135-36 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13069.

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Nov 8 2013 4:46PM