Monument record MDO46760 - Post medieval gravel pit,Mapperton, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

A post medieval to mid 20th century extractive pit to the south of Mapperton, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is recorded as a gravel pit on an OS map dated 1955. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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A post medieval to mid 20th century extractive pit to the south of Mapperton, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The feature is recorded as a gravel pit on an OS map dated 1955 [3]. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2132.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1955. Ordnance Survey Epocha5_2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9072 9784 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2023 11:49AM

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