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A line of stone boulders laid offshore to obstruct boat landings in Balaclava Bay. [Some have moved from original positions].
(Source: Field Visit 1996/03)
Type of site | ANTI BOAT LANDING OBSTACLE |
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Location | Balaclava Bay, Portland. |
Area |
Portland, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 6980 7418
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1973)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Stone Block |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. Isle of Portland defences - Defences associated with the defence of the Isle of Portland. |
DOB site reference: | S0005798 |
Reference |
1996/03/18 Photograph - Balaclava Bay |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1996/03 |