Monument record MDO27993 - Old Quarry, Melbury Hill. Melbury Abbas
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Summary
Old quarry adjacent to Incombe Head Plantation, associated with a limekiln. It is disused by the end of the 1920s.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Quarry marked on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch maps epoch 1 (1885-8) and epoch 2 (1900-1). (1) (2)
On the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map epoch 3 (1928) it is no longer marked as a quarry. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
Grid reference | Centred ST 8698 1975 (169m by 72m) |
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Map sheet | ST81NE |
Civil Parish | Melbury Abbas; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 038 023
Record last edited
Sep 13 2011 10:19AM