Monument record MDO39350 - Post medieval extraction, Whitehouse Wood, St Leonards and St Ives

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Summary

Three small hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs within Whitehouse Wood. They are considered likely to be post medieval extractive pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Three small hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 within Whitehouse Wood (1). They are considered likely to be post medieval extractive pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The site is under scrubby vegetation and light tree cover and the features remain intact (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1845 V 5012-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01-JUN-2012. Google Earth 2012.

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Location

Grid reference SU 12834 03841 (point) (8 map features)
Map sheet SU10SW
Civil Parish St Leonards and St Ives; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 27 2017 12:21PM

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