Monument record MDO45557 - Post medieval gravel pit, Barrow Hill, Sturminster Marshall
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Summary
A large irregular post medieval extractive pit on Barrow Hill, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature is within an area of sand, silt and clay geology and is documented on the OS 1st Edition map as a gravel pit and on the OS 2nd Edition map as an old gravel pit. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A large irregular post medieval extractive pit up to 87m long by up to 47m wide on Barrow Hill, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs [1]. The feature is within an area of sand, silt and clay geology and is documented on the OS 1st Edition map as a gravel pit and on the OS 2nd Edition map as an old gravel pit [3, 4]. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. The feature is still visible on 2002 Google Earth imagery [2].
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO19434 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4087.
- <2> SDO19438 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01-JAN-2002. Google Earth Imagery 2002.
- <3> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9585 9600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Sturminster Marshall; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 16 2023 10:17AM
