Monument record MDO41093 - Post medieval gravel pit, Merley Park, Poole

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Summary

A post medieval gravel pit to the southeast of Merley Park is visible on current Lidar imagery. It is recorded as 'Old Gravel Pit' on the OS 1st Edition map. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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A post medieval gravel pit to the southeast of Merley Park is visible on current Lidar imagery (1). The feature is 47.7m long by 41m wide. It is recorded as 'Old Gravel Pit' on the OS 1st Edition map (2). The eastern end of the feature appears to be incorporated into a World War Two military site by 1941 (MDO41092). The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0134 9817 (point) (74 map features)
Map sheet SZ09NW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 11:33AM

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