Monument record MDO41563 - Post medieval extractive pits, Corfe Mullen
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Summary
An area of post medieval extraction on open ground to the southwest of Corfe Mullen is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are now under the later Corfe Mullen Clay Pit. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
An area of post medieval extractive extraction on open ground to the southwest of Corfe Mullen are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1-3).
The features comprise shallow pits and scarps and low banks extending over an area approximately 315m long by 140m wide. The extraction appears relatively shallow surface extraction, probably associated with post medieval gravel extraction; part of the central area is recorded on the OS 1st Edition map as a 'gravel pit' (4). The features are situated on open rough ground (1-4).
The site is under the Corfe Mullen Clay Pit on current Google Earth imagery and the features are no longer visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO16185 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4249-50.
- <2> SDO16190 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-SEP-47. RAF/CPE/UK/2280 V 5064-5.
- <3> SDO16186 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-48. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4083-4.
- <4> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9838 9516 (point) (241 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Mullen; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 31 2018 2:39PM