Monument record MDO38872 - Post medieval extractive pit, Conegar Cottage, Broadwindsor
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Summary
A post medieval extractive pit to the east of Conegar Cottage, Broadwindsor, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s and on the latest Lidar imagery. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
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Full Description
A post medieval extractive pit to the east of Conegar Cottage, Broadwindsor, is visible as earthworks around 140m long on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1) and on the latest Lidar imagery (2). The site is not shown on the OS 1st Edition map (3), despite being in an area of old chalk pits and quarries, but is probably post medieval in origin. The site shows clearly on an aerial photograph taken in 1971 (4) and is still visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (5). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <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. ST4402dtm.1m.acs.
- <3> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO14833 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1971. RAF/39/3826 V 0024-5.
- <5> SDO14562 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 44084 02902 (point) (209 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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 12:31PM