Monument record MDO29237 - Post medieval extractive pit and spoil heaps, Seacombe Bottom, Worth Matravers.

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Summary

A post medieval quarry is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Seacombe Bottom. It is associated with a spoil-heap. Two other mounds, possibly spoil heaps are also visible on lidar higher up the slope to the west.

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A post medieval quarry is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Seacombe Bottom. It is associated with a spoil-heap. Two other mounds, possibly spoil heaps are also visible on lidar higher up the slope to the west. (1-3) The site was digitally plotted during 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. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA187 3006-8.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9821 7693 (175m by 93m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 20 2013 11:03AM

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