Monument record MDO29194 - Post medieval shale extraction, Cuddle, Kimmeridge

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Summary

A series of extractive pits and spoil heaps associated with post medieval shale working are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar to the north of Cuddle.

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A series of extractive pits and spoil heaps associated with post medieval shale working are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar to the north of Cuddle (1-3). The features are associated thie the shale level described in MWX4003 and were digitally mapped as part of the the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3251-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9136 7854 (367m by 561m) (21 map features)
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2013 1:38PM

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