Monument record MDO29120 - Post medieval extractive pits, north west of Blackers Hole, Langton Matravers

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Summary

Four post medieval quarries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and recent lidar imagery to the north west of Blackers Hole, Langton Matravers.

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Four post medieval quarries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and recent lidar imagery to the north west of Blackers Hole, Langton Matravers. The quarries are located on limestone and range in size, measuring between 10 m by 9 m and 52 m by 50 m. (1-3) This site was digitally plotted during the South west Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 29-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA187 3002-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 30-NOV-2009. Lidar SZ0076NW.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 30-NOV-2009. Lidar SZ0077SW.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0014 7698 (199m by 226m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Langton Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 9 2013 11:54AM

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