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Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath is a Second World War defensive earthwork located in Dorset. The monument comprises a section of an anti-tank obstacle or anti-landing defence constructed as part of the extensive coastal fortification programme undertaken during the 1940s. The Battery Bank represents the physical legacy of Britain's preparation against potential invasion, demonstrating the military engineering and landscape modification characteristic of wartime defence strategy. Such installations were typically constructed using local labour and materials, creating linear or concentrated earthworks that were integrated into the broader defensive network protecting vulnerable stretches of the English coast.
Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016270. View the official record →
Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath is a Second World War defensive earthwork located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016270.
Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (6.7 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (6.8 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (7 km).
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