A possible mine shaft which may be of post medieval date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1945 and 1951 on Black Down, Studland. The shaft is sub-square and measures approximately 4 m by 4 m. (1-2) These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
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<1> SDO13460
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 25-SEP-1945. RAF 106G/UK/842 5043.
<2> SDO13461
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 31-MAY-1951. RAF 540/515 5018-9.
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Location
Grid reference
Centred SZ 0263 8258 (7m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet
SZ08SW
Civil Parish
Studland; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 15 2014 4:46PM
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