Monument record MDO39037 - Post medieval extraction, Racedown, Broadwindsor

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Summary

A series of hollows and scarps are visible earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Racedown. The features are possibly the result of post medieval extraction although a natural origin cannot be ruled out. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A series of hollows and scarps are visible earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Racedown (1). The features are possibly the result of post medieval extraction although a natural origin cannot be ruled out. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP, it is still visible on recent Google Earth imagery (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2332-3.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference ST 39382 01864 (point) (150 map features)
Map sheet ST30SE
Civil Parish Broadwindsor; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 1:36PM

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