Monument record MDO30974 - Second World War bomb crater, Lytchett Minster

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Summary

A circular pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Lytchett Minster taken in 1945. It is considered likely to be the site of a Second World War bomb crater.

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A circular pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Lytchett Minster taken in 1945 (1). It is considered likely to be the site of a Second World War bomb crater. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not visible on the most recent Google Earth imagery.


<1> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/194 165-66 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13546.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 165-66.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9589 9301 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Civil Parish Lytchett Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 21 2021 11:53AM

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