Monument record MDO42635 - Second World War military camp east of Harry's Coppice, Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

A small group of military huts and associated infrastructure can be seen in the south east corner of the field immediately west of Harry's Coppice on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs dated January 1947. They presumably represent a dispersal from the former RAF Tarrant Rushton to the west.

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The huts and other above-ground military infrastructure have been removed from the site, which has reverted to agricultural use.


Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3151 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16773.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3151.

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Location

Grid reference ST 96048 06555 (point)
Map sheet ST90NE
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2020 4:42PM

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