Monument record MDO30747 - Possible medieval marble quarries, Primrose Hill, Worth Matravers

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Summary

A group of extractive pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Primrose Hill, Worth Matravers. They have been previously been considered to be medieval marble quarries by the NMR.

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A group of extractive pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Primrose Hill, Worth Matravers (1-2). They have been previously been considered to be medieval marble quarries by the NMR (3). The features are still partially extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery and were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/187 4005-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/187 4008-9.
  • <3> Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY97NE 161.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 98810 79486 (199m by 58m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record

Record last edited

Jul 1 2014 12:55PM

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