Monument record MDO27120 - Gravel Pit, Affpuddle

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Summary

A Gravel Pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. The gravel pit is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery.

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A Gravel Pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. (1) The gravel pit described above in (1) is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery. The extractive area has been expanded from the extent shown on the 1st edition OS map and comprises at least six pits. The pits cover an area measuring approximately 385 m by 135 m. (2) This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8171 9266 (394m by 164m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY89SW
Civil Parish Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2014 10:40AM

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