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18 anti-tank blocks, constructed of concrete and positioned on a 12ins thick concrete base. Dimensions, 42ins square with apex; 4ft between each block; constructed in 6ins wide bands.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/02/14)
Type of site | CUBE |
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Location | Between the disused railway line and Cattistock Road on the E bank of the River Frome, Maiden Newton. |
Area |
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 5960 9820
(Scale: 1:1250
)
|
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 | (1) - (attached to form) |
Adjacent sites | Anti-tank obstacles at SY 59559767; SY 59639798; SY 59309799 |
DOB site reference: | S0000058 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/02/14 |