Monument record MDO46979 - Possible post medieval extractive pits, Old Park Farm, Lytchett Matravers
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Summary
Possible post medieval extractive features at Simmon's Bottom, to the west of Old Park Farm, Lytchett Matravers, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features comprise three elongated irregular hollows, which might be areas of gravel extraction. Two of the features are shown on the OS 1st Edition map, the northernmost of these recorded as a pond on an OS map dated 1955. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project
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Full Description
Possible post medieval extractive features at Simmon's Bottom, to the west of Old Park Farm, Lytchett Matravers, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The features comprise three elongated irregular hollows, which might be areas of gravel extraction. Two of the features are shown on the OS 1st Edition map, the northernmost of these recorded as a pond on an OS map dated 1955 [3, 4]. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO20050 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4136.
- <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 9267 9525 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Lytchett Matravers; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 19 2023 3:15PM