Monument record MDO30834 - Second World War bomb crater, Ballard Down, Swanage

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Summary

A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 on Round Down to the north of Shepherds Farm.

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A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 on Round Down to the north of Shepherds Farm. The crater measures 12 m in diameter and is surrounded by a bank of spoil. (1) These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2396-97 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13450.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2396-97.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0242 8112 (28m by 27m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SZ08SW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 3 2014 3:26PM

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