Monument record MDO25527 - Benecke Wood, extractive pits

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Summary

A group of pits are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are considered most likely to be extractive pits of post medieval origin. However a natural origin for some of them cannot be ruled out either.

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A group of pits are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs {1-2}. They are considered most likely to be extractive pits of post medieval origin. However a natural origin for some of them cannot be ruled out either. They were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3299-3300.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 60672 87361 (293m by 307m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2010 1:10PM

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