Monument record MDO32457 - Shale working, Cuddle, Kimmeridge

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A shale working in the coastal cliff at Cuddle.

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A cliff-face working for shale, identified by Legg (1), who shows it as 'cut in cliff'. The OS 1st edn 25in map (1889) (2) shows a cutting in the cliff top approaching the site from the west, which Legg identifies as the remains of the route of a tramway constructed by the Bituminous Shale Co in 1848 (MDO32454).

Sources/Archives (2)

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

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Location

Grid reference SY 912 782 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2015 3:01PM

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