Monument record MDO25016 - Post medieval quarrying on Bincombe Hill, Bincombe

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Small-scale post medieval quarrying is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the crest and slopes of Bincombe Hill.

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A scatter of small-scale post medieval quarrying pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the crest and slopes of Bincombe Hill. {1-3}. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4299-300.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3242.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3333-4.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6906 8463 (898m by 308m) (7 map features)
Map sheet SY68SE
Civil Parish Bincombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 26 2015 12:15PM

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