Monument record MDO43109 - Possible post medieval extractive pit, Up Sydling, Sydling St Nicholas

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Summary

A sub-circular ditched feature is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs at Up Sydling, Sydling St Nicholas. The feature may be a post medieval extractive pit. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

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A sub-circular ditched feature is visible as a cropmark on 1940s aerial photographs at Up Sydling, Sydling St Nicholas (1). The feature comprises a 21.6m by 166.8m oval depression situated within a historic field to the south of Up Sydling. The feature may be a post medieval extractive pit. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The feature is no longer visible on Google Earth imagery.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2380-1.

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Grid reference ST 6288 0091 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 24 2021 2:04PM

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