Monument record MDO43130 - Post medieval quarry, Folly Hill, Cattistock

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Summary

An irregular ditched feature is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs on Folly Hill, Cattistock. The feature is recorded as an old quarry on the OS 1st Edition map and is probably post medieval in date. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

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An irregular ditched feature is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs on Folly Hill, Cattistock (1). The 64.5m long by up to 17.8m wide feature is recorded as an old quarry on the OS 1st Edition map and is probably post medieval in date (2). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The feature is still visible on 2010 Google Earth imagery (3).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1794 RP 3381-2.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. XX-XXX-2010. Google Earth 2010.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6030 0024 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Cattistock; Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2021 8:23AM

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