Monument record MDO25608 - Rodden, extractive pits and spoil

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Summary

A series of low mounds on the eastern end of Merry Hill are considered to be spoil heaps associated with post medieval extraction. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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A series of low mounds on the eastern end of Merry Hill are considered to be spoil heaps associated with post medieval extraction. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1} and 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 4290-1.

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Grid reference Centred SY 6091 8435 (146m by 145m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2012 5:28AM

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