Monument record MDO30556 - Post medieval extractive pit, Organford, Lytchett Minster

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Summary

An irregular pit is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of a field just to the north-west of Organford, Lytchett Minster. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a post medieval extractive pit.

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An irregular pit is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of a field just to the north-west of Organford, Lytchett Minster (1-2). It is considered possible this could be the remains of a post medieval extractive pit. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 163-64.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2005. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9350 9274 (12m by 31m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SW
Civil Parish Lytchett Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2014 2:41PM

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