Monument record MDO24179 - Portesham, extractive pits

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Summary

A series of post medieval chalk pits and quarries are marked on the OS 1st and 3rd Edition maps and are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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A series of post medieval chalk pits and quarries are marked on the OS 1st and 3rd Edition maps and are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-3}. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 30-NOV-1980. MAL 8038 174.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1070-1.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS/78080 105-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5958 8639 (853m by 524m) (18 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 27 2012 5:47AM

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