Monument record MDO32454 - Tramway near Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge

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Summary

An earthwork bank running from the top of the cliff to the shore of Kimmeridge Bay. The remains of a tramway built in 1848.

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Full Description

A sinuous earthwork bank running from the clifftop E of Clavel Tower to a point above the industrial complex on the E shore of Kimmeridge Bay. It was shown as an earthwork on the OS 1st edn 25in map (1) and was the trackbed of a tramway built by the Bituminous Shale Co in 1848 (2).

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Monograph: Legg, R. 1984. Guide to Purbeck Coast and Shipwreck. 19-28.

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Location

Grid reference SY 91048 78581 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2018 11:55AM

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