Monument record MDO38622 - Post medieval extractive pit, Childhay, Broadwindsor

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Summary

A small post medieval extractive pit to the south of Childhay is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. The site is shown as a small copse on the OS 1st Edition historic mapping. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Full Description

A small post medieval extractive pit to the south of Childhay is visible as an earthwork about 20m long on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s (1). The site is shown as a small copse on the OS 1st Edition historic mapping. The site is no longer visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (2). 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 4409-10.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.

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Location

Grid reference ST 40570 03711 (point) (31 map features)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Broadwindsor; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 11:27AM

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