Monument record MDO32611 - Groynes, Sandbanks, Poole

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A system of beach defence groynes on the south shore of the Sandbanks promontory.

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A system of beach defence groynes extending over a distance of more than 1.2 km is shown on the seaward shore of the Sandbanks promontory on the OS 2nd edn 25in map (1901) (1). Only vestiges of these survived by the time of the OS 5th edn 1:2500 map (2) but current mapping (3) shows a series of breakwaters in the same area.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1962. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch five. 1:2500.
  • <3> Map: MasterMap.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 04343 87479 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SZ08NW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 3:05PM

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