Monument record MDO29933 - Possible Second World War military building, Bincleaves Groyne, Portland

A rectilinear structure is visible on aerial photographs of Bincleaves Groyne taken in 1946. It is considered possible this could be military building associated with Second World War activity in this area. Alternatively it could be related to post medieval or modern industrial or marine activities.

A rectilinear structure is visible on aerial photographs of Bincleaves Groyne taken in 1946 (1). It is considered possible this could be military building associated with Second World War activity in this area. Alternatively it could be related to post medieval or modern industrial or marine activities. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). This structure is still visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project (2).

<1> Royal Air Force, 13-APR-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1411 F20 4023-24 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13088.

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

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Nov 19 2013 2:23PM