Monument record MDO23471 - Gravel pits, Wimborne Road, Colehill

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Summary

Gravel pits marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885, not shown on subsequent maps. A series of small gravel pits are visible at this location as shallow earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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A series of six small gravel pits are visible at this location as shallow earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (2). Some of the features are under trees in 1946 and not visible (2). The site is a school grounds on current Google Earth imagery and the features are no longer visible.They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP 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. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/uk/1893 RS 4103-4.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SU 02254 00902 (127m by 48m) (146 map features)
Map sheet SU00SW
Civil Parish Colehill; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 22 2021 2:54PM

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