Monument record MDO30426 - Early twentieth-century military installation, Wool Heath, Wool
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Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
An early twentieth-century military installation is visible as extant structures and earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 on Wool Heath tank training area (1). The site comrises three buildings surrounded on two sides by slit trenching. The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are no longer visible on recent Dorset CC digital aerial photographs, the area being partially covered in trees and scrub (2).
<1> Royal Air Force, 20-FEB-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1179 3060-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13261.
<2> Dorset County Council, XX-XXX-2002, Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile (Aerial Photograph). SDO13248.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 83902 89585 (87m by 61m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NW |
| Civil Parish | Wool; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 6 2014 2:31PM
