Monument record MDO40200 - Post medieval gravel pit, Holt Heath, Holt

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Summary

A Gravel Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of Paradise Farmhouse on Holt Heath. The site is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947. It was still extant and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Full Description

A Gravel Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of Paradise Farmhouse on Holt Heath (1). The site is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 (2). It was still extant (3) and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4182.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0479 0503 (point) (102 map features)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Holt; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2018 8:23PM

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