Monument record MDO28998 - Second World War bomb craters, Countess Point, Corfe Castle

A group of eight circular depressions are visible as dispersed earthworks on aerial photographs of Countess Point. They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World war activities in this area.

A group of eight circular depressions are visible as dispersed earthworks on aerial photographs of Countess Point (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World war activities in this area. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are still partially visible as cropmarks on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (2).

<1> Royal Air Force, 21-JUN-1942, RAF/HLA/623 6063-64 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12777.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1016-17 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12778.

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

Record last edited

Aug 1 2013 5:24PM