Monument record MDO24828 - Extractive pit or bomb crater, Jordan Hill, Weymouth

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Summary

A near circular hollow with external upcast of spoil is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. Whilst the site may be that of a post medieval extractive pit, its circular form is indicative of it being a WWII bomb crater.

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A near circular hollow (9m across) with external upcast of spoil is visible as earthworks on aerial photograph {1}. Whilst the site may be that of a post medieval extractive pit, it's circular form is indicative of it being a WWII bomb crater. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3241-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11970.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3241-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6997 8247 (20m by 19m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY68SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 12:12PM

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