Monument record MDO46727 - Probable post medieval chalk pit and pond, Mapperton, Sturminster Marshall
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Summary
An elongated irregular hollow to the south of Mapperton, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. Two banked linear boundaries enclose the north side.The feature is shown but not named on the OS 1st Edition map and a smaller extent than is visible on lidar imagery is recorded as a pond on an OS map dated 1955. It is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit re-used as a pond. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
An elongated irregular hollow up to 75m long by up to 39m wide, to the south of Mapperton, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. Two banked linear boundaries enclose the north side.The feature is shown but not named on the OS 1st Edition map and a smaller extent than is visible on lidar imagery is recorded as a pond on an OS map dated 1955 [3, 4]. It is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit re-used as a pond. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO19962 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 V 5131.
- <2> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <3> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO18568 Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1955. Ordnance Survey Epocha5_2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9083 9822 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Sturminster Marshall; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 14 2023 11:19AM