Monument record MDO29384 - Second World War slit trench, Bindon Hill, West Dorset

A north-south orientated linear bank and ditched feature is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery of Bindon Hill. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a slit trench associated with Second World War activity in this area. Similar features are located further to the east (see MWX4220).

A north-south orientated linear bank and ditched feature is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (1-2) and Lidar imagery (3) of Bindon Hill. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a slit trench associated with Second World War activity in this area. Similar features are located further to the east (see MWX4220). These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5432-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12943.

<2> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0007-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12944.

<3> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.

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Dec 8 2024 3:49PM