Monument record MDO29925 - Possible Second World War military buildings, Bincleaves Groyne, Portland

A group of three rectilinear structures are visible on aerial photographs of Bincleaves Groyne taken in 1946. It is considered possible they could be military buildings associated with Second World War activity in this area. Alternatively they could be related to post medieval or modern industrial or marine activities.

A group of three rectilinear structures are visible on aerial photographs of Bincleaves Groyne taken in 1946 (1). It is considered possible they could be military buildings associated with Second World War activity in this area. Alternatively they could be related to post medieval or modern industrial or marine activities. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). Two of these buildings are still visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project (2), the third has been demolished and replaced by a modern car park.

<1> Royal Air Force, 13-APR-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1411 F20 4023-24 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13088.

<2> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

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Nov 19 2013 12:39PM