Monument record MDO38865 - Possible post medieval extractive pit, Higher Park Farm, Broadwindsor
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Summary
A possible post medieval extractive pit to the west of Higher Park Farm, Broadwindsor, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s and on the latest Lidar imagery. The site would form one of a string of extractive pits shown as old quarries and chalk pits on the OS 1st Edition map, although this site is not shown. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A possible post medieval extractive pit to the west of Higher Park Farm, Broadwindsor, is visible as an earthwork around 65m long on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1) and on the latest Lidar imagery (2). The site would form one of a string of extractive pits in the vicinity shown as old quarries and chalk pits on the OS 1st Edition map (3), although this site is not shown. The site is showing as partially wooded on an aerial photograph taken in 1947 (1) and wholly wooded on the latest Google Earth imagery (4). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO14823 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4404-5.
- <2> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. ST4403dtm.1m.acs.
- <3> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO14562 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 44338 03216 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST40SW |
| Civil Parish | Broadwindsor; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 26 2019 12:30PM
