Monument record MDO45569 - Possible post medieval extractive pit, Lytchett Matravers
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Summary
A possible post medieval extractive pit to the north of Barrow Hill, Lytchett Matravers, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature is within an area of sand, silt and clay geology and is shown but not named on the OS 1st -3rd Edition maps. Further extractive pits, possible clay pits, are located to the south within the same field (MDOs 45567; 45568). The OS a5Epoch map of 1955 shows the feature as a pond. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A post medieval extractive pit to thewest of Crumpet's Farm, Lytchett Matravers, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs [1, 2]. The feature is within an area of sand, silt and clay geology and is shown but not named on the OS 1st -3rd Edition maps [3-5]. Further extractive pits, possible clay pits, are located to the south within the same field (MDOs 45567; 45568). The OS a5Epoch map of 1955 shows the feature as a pond [6]. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO19435 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3070.
- <2> SDO19436 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2140.
- <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.
- <5> SDO11595 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923-33. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three. paper. 1:2500.
- <6> SDO18568 Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1955. Ordnance Survey Epocha5_2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9584 9639 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Lytchett Matravers; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 17 2023 9:18AM
