Monument record MDO41244 - Early 20th Century military weapons pit, Canford Heath, Poole

A small semi-circular banked feature on the south side of Canford Heath is visible on aerial photographs. The feature may be a small dugout or weapons pit of early 20th Century military origin, possibly associated with a wider wartime military training area.The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A small semi-circular banked feature on the south side of Canford Heath is visible on aerial photographs (1).

The feature is 7.5m long by 7.5m wide with a possible small sub-circular internal mound and entrance on its northwest side. It is similar in form to numerous other such features dispersed across Canford and Knighton Heaths and may be a small dugout or weapons pit of early 20th Century military origin, possibly associated with a wider wartime military training area.

The site is under modern road improvements on current Google Earth imagery and the feature is no longer visible. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4201-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16056.

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Sep 10 2024 10:48AM