Monument record MDO24691 - Sheep Down, hollow

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Summary

A sub-square hollow is visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs. Its date and function are uncertain, possibly the site of a post medieval extractive pit

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A sub-square hollow, measuring approximately 13 x 13 meters, is visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs {1-3}. Its date and function are uncertain, but it is considered likely to be the site of a post medieval extractive pit. This feature was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3097-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84038 359-60.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 61258 88767 (19m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 6 2012 2:39PM

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