Monument record MDO28970 - Second World War bomb crater, Maranoa Slepe Farm, Arne

A circular depression is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs in scrubland just south of Maranoa Slepe Farm. It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activities in this area

A circular depression, approximately 12.9m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs in scrubland just south of Maranoa Slepe Farm (1). It is considered likely to be the remains of a bomb crater associated with Second World War activities in this area. It was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). This feature is still visible as an earthwork on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (2).

<1> Ordnance Survey, 07-JUN-1994, OS/94196 017-18 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12765.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Jul 30 2013 5:00PM