Monument record MDO38500 - Post medieval quarrying, Chardown Hill, Stanton St Gabriel

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Summary

A small hollow with an associated mound is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on the southern slopes of Chardown Hill. The feature is possibly be the site of a post medieval or modern extractive pit and spoilheap. A rectangular structure is visible at this location on aerial photographs taken in 1942. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A small hollow with an associated mound is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on the southern slopes of Chardown Hill (2). The feature is considered to be the site of a post medieval or modern extractive pit and spoilheap. A rectangular structure is visible at this location on aerial photographs taken in 1942 (1). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-MAY-1942. RAF HLA/521 V 6067-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy3993_dtm_1m.asc.

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Location

Grid reference SY 39642 93263 (point) (105 map features)
Map sheet SY39SE
Civil Parish Stanton St Gabriel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 9:44AM

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