Monument record MDO31303 - First World War practice trench system, Bovington Tank Training Camp, Bere Regis

An area of First World War practice trenches is visible as earthworks on undated aerial photographs (probably 1930s in date) within the area of the First and Second World War Bovington Tank Training Site, on Chamberlayne's Heath.

An area of First World War practice trenches is visible as earthworks on undated aerial photographs (probably 1930s in date) within the area of the First and Second World War Bovington Tank Training Site, on Chamberlayne's Heath. The trenches are constructed in a zig-zag fashion and are visible over an area measuring approximately 300 m by 40 m. (1) Other areas of practice trenches are located to the south (see MDO31301-2). These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Crawford, O G S, No date, NMR SY 8392/1 CCC 11755/5826 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13613.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1622707 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Mar 24 2023 6:47PM