Monument record MDO29253 - Possible bomb craters or extractive pits, Spyway Barn, Langton Matravers

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Summary

A single circular hollow, 19m across, is visible as earthworks on lidar to the south of the stone quarry at Spyway Barn (MDO29242). The feature is possibly a post medieval extractive pit or bomb crater dating to the Second World War.

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A single circular hollow, 19m across, is visible as earthworks on lidar to the south of the stone quarry at Spyway Barn (MDO29242). The feature is possibly a post medieval extractive pit or bomb crater dating to the Second World War. (1-2) . 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.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9956 7749 (32m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Langton Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 20 2013 12:59PM

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