A series of post medieval extractive pits on the southern slopes of Blackwater Hill are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery.The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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A series of post medieval extractive pits on the southern slopes of Blackwater Hill are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (1 and 2).
The site is under low heathland scrub and the features are not visible on a 2014 vertical aerial photograph (3).
The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (3)
<1> SDO15566
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3217-8.
<3> SDO14101
Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
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Location
Grid reference
SZ 1398 9585 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet
SZ19NW
Civil Parish
Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
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Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO39542
Record last edited
Jan 31 2018 9:23AM
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