Monument record MDO46829 - Probable post medieval extractive pit or ponds, Morden

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Summary

Two irregular hollows in a field to the north of West Morden, Morden, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency Lidar imagery. The features are located adjacent to a post medieval sluice or water channel and are shown but not named on the OS 1st Edition map. They could be post medieval extractive pits or ponds. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Two irregular hollows in a field to the north of West Morden, Morden, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency Lidar imagery [1, 2]. The features are located adjacent to a post medieval sluice or water channel and are shown but not named on the OS 1st Edition map [3]. They could be post medieval extractive pits or ponds. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2132.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9023 9673 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Morden; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 21 2023 10:38AM

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