Monument record MDO41553 - Post medieval extractive pit, Corfe Mullen

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Summary

A small post medieval extractive pit at Corfe Mullen is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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A small post medieval extractive pit at Corfe Mullen is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The feature is 22m long by 9m wide and is situated on open rough ground as recorded on the OS 1st Edition map (2) on what was still open rough ground 1947 (1). The site is under housing on current Google Earth imagery and the feature is no longer visible. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-OCT-47. RAF/CPE/UK/2370 V 5049-50.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9852 9669 (point) (28 map features)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Corfe Mullen; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2018 12:01PM

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