Monument record MDO8214 - Modern triangulation point mound, Trigon, Wareham St Martin

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Summary

An oval mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Trigon. It is considered likely to be the remains of a modern Ordnance Survey triangulation point mound.

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An oval mound, approximately 6.2m x 4m, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Trigon (2). It is considered likely to be the remains of a modern Ordnance Survey Triangulation point mound. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not visible on the most recent aerial images available to the project, this area now being under dense vegetation.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Bannister, Nicola R and David E. 1990. A Historic Landscape Survey of Trigon Estate, near Wareham, Dorset. A26.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 25-JUN-1962. RAF 58/5210 F21 0097-98.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8915 9095 (9m by 13m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY89SE
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 024 031

Record last edited

Jul 16 2020 10:01AM

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