Monument record MDO29133 - Post medieval to modern quarrying, north of Durlston Country Park, Swanage

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Summary

Six dispersed extractive pits of possible late post medieval to modern date is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s to the north of Durlston Country Park, Swanage.

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Six dispersed extractive pits of possible late post medieval to modern date is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s to the north of Durlston Country Park, Swanage. The quarries are located on limestone, visible as pits over an area measuring approximately 160 m by 130 m. (1-2) 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. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA128 7070-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 16-APR-1951. RAF 58/629 5022-3.

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Grid reference Centred SZ 0281 7753 (130m by 164m) (10 map features)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 10 2013 10:50AM

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