Monument record MDO32245 - World War II road at Burton Common, Burton Bradstock

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A metalled road locally said to date from WW2, constructed to carry shingle for use in building wartime defences.

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A metalled road runs from the Burton Bradstock - Swyre road (B3157) down the coastal slope to the rear of Chesil Beach. It is locally said to date from WW2, constructed to carry shingle for use in building wartime defences. (Anonymous National Trust warden, 14 April 2014.)

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Location

Grid reference SY 5031 8842 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY58NW
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 5 2016 3:38PM

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