Monument record MDO44895 - Second World War barbed wire entanglement, Blandford Camp, Tarrant Launceston

A partial sub-circular fenced enclosure on the north side of Blandford Camp is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature may be a Second World War barbed wire entanglement, possibly used for military training, and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

A partial sub-circular fenced enclosure on the north side of Blandford Camp is visible on 1940s aerial photographs [1-3].

The feature comprises a 123m by 75m oval enclosure open on its south side. Within the enclosure are curvilinear earthworks that may be practice trenches, used for military training. The enclosure itself may be a Second World War barbed wire entanglement, possibly used for military training. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4008 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18888.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2153 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18613.

<3> Royal Air Force, 24-MAR-1944, RAF/NLA/80 RS 4083 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18617.

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Nov 1 2024 2:06PM