Building record MWX3008 - Whitecliff Farm, Swanage: Military buildings

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Summary

Concrete debris thought to be the remains of World War I military buildings. Aerial photographs taken in 1946 show three buildings within a rectangular enclosure at this spot.

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<1> Papworth, M, 1992, Whitecliff Farm, Purbeck, Dorset, Wessex Region, 112,719 (Unpublished document). SWX1387.

The remains of concrete debris of buildings dated from the 1939-45 war are visible on the crest of Ballard Down and the aerial photograph taken in 1946 CPE/UK/1821: 2396 shows three buildings within a rectangular enclosure against the fence line.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1992. Whitecliff Farm, Purbeck, Dorset, Wessex Region. 112,719.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0275 8122 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SZ08SW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 139

Record last edited

Nov 12 2018 3:53PM

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