Monument record MDO31302 - First World War practice trench system, Bovington Tank Training Camp, Bere Regis

Two areas of First World War practice trenches are visible as earthworks on undated aerial photographs (probably 1930s in date) and of the 1940s adjacent to the area of the First and Second World War Bovington Tank Training Site, on Bere Heath.

Two areas of First World War practice trenches are visible as earthworks on undated aerial photographs (probably 1930s in date) and of the 1940s adjacent to the area of the First and Second World War Bovington Tank Training Site, on Bere Heath. The trenches are constructed in a stepped fashion, broken up into fire bays. They are visible over an area measuring approximately 1100 m by 280 m. (1-2) Other areas of practice trenches are located to the north and west of the system (see MDO31301, MDO31303). These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Crawford, O G S, No date, NMR SY 8391/1 CCC 11755/5852 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13629.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2063-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13616.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1622707 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 24 2023 6:46PM