Monument record MDO30725 - Post medieval sand pit, Wareham Forest, Wareham St Martin

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Summary

An extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Wareham Forest taken in 1947. A sand pit is recorded at this location on the 1st Edition OS Map, suggesting a post medieval origin for this pit. Earthworks associated with this extractive pit are extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery.

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An extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Wareham Forest taken in 1947 (1). A sand pit is recorded at this location on the 1st Edition OS Map (2), suggesting a post medieval origin for this pit. Earthworks associated with this extractive pit are extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5054.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9122 8942 (1361m by 655m) (195 map features)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 1 2014 10:47AM

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