Monument record MDO43091 - Possible post medieval quarry, West Hanging Wood, Cerne Abbas

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Summary

An old quarry is recorded on the west side of West Hanging wood, Cerne Abbas, on the OS 1st Edition map. The feature is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

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An old quarry is recorded on the west side of West Hanging wood, Cerne Abbas, on the OS 1st Edition map (1). The feature is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project (2, 3). The feature is below trees on Google Earth imagery and no longer visible.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 15-APR-45. RAF/106G/LA/218 FP 1037.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2378-9.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6478 0125 (point) (52 map features)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Cerne Abbas; Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 22 2021 5:13PM

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