Monument record MDO40346 - Post medieval extractive pit, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit to the west of Wimborne St Giles is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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A post medieval extractive pit to the west of Wimborne St Giles is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery (1 and 2). The extractive pit is sub-circular in form and measures 41m in diameter. It is also visible as a soilmark on a 1972 aerial photograph (3). The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3065-6.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 01-JUL-72. JRB 9739/015 (SU0111/001).

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Location

Grid reference SU 0220 1200 (point) (66 map features)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 15 2018 11:27AM

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