Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417
21 anti-tank blocks situated 50 yards along the railway line from Maiden Newton Station. The blocks are divided into two sections; 16 on the northside and 5 on the south. There is no remaining evidence of the blocks being joined by a blockade. All blocks are overgrown with vegetation.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/02/14)
Type of site | CUBE |
---|---|
Location | Railway Station, Maiden Newton. |
Area |
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 5983 9809
(Scale: 1:25000
)
SY 5985 9810 (Scale: 1:25000 ) |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Matthews, Graham G. |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Dorchester Stop Line - Line runs from Yeovil to Weymouth via Dorchester and mainly along the railway line. Maiden Newton anti-tank island - Anti-invasion defences of Maiden Newton (50 Division) anti-tank island. [GHQ and Comd: Cassini U01. 5 Corps Operation Instruction No.41 of 5.9.40 - PRO WO 166/249]. |
Attached Sheets | (1) Site location map. |
Photographs | (2) (attached to form) |
DOB site reference: | S0000039 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/02/14 |