Monument record MDO38758 - Post medieval quarrying, Coney's Castle, Whitchurch Canonicorum

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the south of Coney's Castle hillfort. The feature is 33m across and is still visible as a slight hollow on Google Earth imagery taken in 2008. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A post medieval extractive pit is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the south of Coney's Castle hillfort (1). The feature is 33m across and is still visible as a slight hollow on Google Earth imagery taken in 2008 (2). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4208-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2008. Digital Vertical Photograph.

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Location

Grid reference SY 37180 97221 (point) (47 map features)
Map sheet SY39NE
Civil Parish Whitchurch Canonicorum; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 11:47AM

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