Monument record MWX4373 - Late Nineteenth Century to Early Modern Rifle Range, Chesil Beach, Portland

An old rifle range marked on the second edition Ordnance Survey map. Remains of this rifle range are visible on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery of Chesil Beach. It is considered likely this range would have also been in use during the Second World War

An old rifle range marked on the second edition OS map. It is marked with Old Butts and in 100 yard increments up to 800 yards (1).

Remains of this rifle range are visible on aerial photographs (2-5) and Lidar imagery (6) of Chesil Beach. It is considered likely this range would have also been in use during the Second World War. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1900, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two (Map). SDO11594.

<2> Royal Air Force, 27-APR-1942, RAF AC36 29-30 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13114.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 F36 3428-29 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13109.

<4> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 5232-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13115.

<5> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

<6> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:38PM