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Anti-tank obstacle (DESTROYED), reported by present owner of Newton Farm to have been located under railway bridge. It is said to have been constructed of metal rods.
(Source: Oral Account 1997)
Type of site | ANTI TANK OBSTACLE |
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Location | Under the railway bridge on Newton Farm, Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton. |
Area |
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 6076 9642
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Iron |
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 plan. |
Photographs | (1) (attached to form) |
Adjacent sites | Pillbox SY 60709646; anti-tank ditch SY 60699647 |
DOB site reference: | S0000049 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/01/30 |