Monument record MDO23349 - Old Quarry, Upwey, Weymouth

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Summary

An 'Old Quarry' shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1903, not shown on earlier maps, hollow shown on later maps. A linear series of hollows are visible at this location on aerial photographs.

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An 'Old Quarry' shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1903, not shown on earlier maps, hollow shown on later maps {1}. A linear series of hollows are visible as earthworks at this location on aerial photographs {1-2}, they appear to be associated with a lime kiln marked on the OS 1st edition map. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4455-6.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3331-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 67510 83184 (660m by 451m) (14 map features)
Map sheet SY68SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2015 2:54PM

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