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Stone boulders placed at intervals across the Common.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/06)
Type of site | ANTI LANDING OBSTACLE |
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Location | Sturt Common, Portland Bill. |
Area |
Portland, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 6787 6890
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1960)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
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: | S0005803 |
Reference |
1946/10/03 Neg. No.A.2984 and 2985 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1997/06 Demolition, Before 1997 |