Monument record MDO39040 - Post medieval extraction, Cole's Cross, Broadwindsor

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit, 39m across, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Cole's Cross. The feature is marked as an Old Chalk Pit on the OS 1st edition map. It was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A post medieval extractive pit, 39m across, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Cole's Cross (1). The feature is marked as an Old Chalk Pit on the OS 1st edition map (2). It was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP. A second possible pit lies to the south immediately adjacent to the lane. The features are still visible as extant earthworks on recent lidar imagery (3).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2333-4.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM. st3902_dsm_1m.asc.

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Location

Grid reference ST 39630 02682 (point) (94 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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