Monument record MWX4203 - Second World War bomb craters, Wareham Channel, Wareham St Martin

Two circular hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of saltmarsh along the northern edge of Wareham Channel taken in 1947. They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activity in the area.

Two circular features in saltmarsh, seen on 2002 AP. (1)

Two circular hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of saltmarsh along the northern edge of Wareham Channel taken in 1947 (2). They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activity in the area. These features are still visible on the most recent comprehansive aerial imagey available to the project (3). They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> BKS Surveys Ltd, 2002, Dorset: Poole Harbour, Frame 0305 (Aerial Photograph). SWX8800.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1930 F20 4057-58 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12707.

<3> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

Record last edited

Dec 4 2013 8:47AM