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Monument Number 1420408
Hob Uid: 1420408
Location : Dorset Portland
Grid Ref : SY6847069270
Summary : Site of a World War II check point on Portland Bill Road, Culver Well. It was constructed in 1940-1941 and comprised a barbed wire and wood barrier. Passes and identity cards had to be shown here. The checkpoint had been demolished prior to the end of the war. A field visit in 1997 recorded no traces of the structure.
More information : Check point where passes/identity cards had to be shown at Culver Well, Portland Bill Road.(1)

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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Constructed 1940-41
Monument End Date : 1941
Monument Start Date : 1940
Monument Type : Checkpoint, Roadblock
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0005894
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SY 66 NE 212
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Monument Number 1420408