Monument record MDO41127 - Post medieval clay pit, Arrowsmith Road, Poole

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit to the southeast of Arrowsmith Road is visible on current Lidar imagery. The feature is recorded as 'old clay 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 extractive pit to the southeast of Arrowsmith Road is visible on current Lidar imagery (1). The feature comprises an irregular scarped depression up to 88.7m long by up to 50m wide. It is recorded as 'old clay pit' on the OS 1st Edition map (2). The site is under tree cover in 1946 (3) and is still below trees on current Google Earth imagery. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <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.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3201-2.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0266 9717 (point) (130 map features)
Map sheet SZ09NW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 11:30AM

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