Monument record MDO41657 - Post medieval extractive pit, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit to the southeast of St Mary's Church, Sturminster Marshall, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and 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 southeast of St Mary's Church, Sturminster Marshall, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (1-2) The feature comprises a 55m long by 36m wide irregular hollow in the centre of a field. The features is visible on a 1946 aerial photograph and is still clearly defined on current Lidar imagery (1-2). The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4147-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9543 0011 (point) (84 map features)
Map sheet ST90SE
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 5 2018 12:12PM

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