Monument record MDO38521 - Post medieval extractive pit, Sliding Hill, Bettiscombe

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Summary

An area of possible post medieval quarrying is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s . The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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An area of possible quarrying on the east side of Sliding Hill is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s (1). The extraction line appears to form a linear scarp and may be partly natural in origin. The scarp is still visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (2) though now under low scrub and woodland. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11 APR 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4333-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.

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Location

Grid reference ST 40528 00465 (point) (144 map features)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Bettiscombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 9:46AM

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