Monument record MWX3836 - Quarry off New Lane, Swyre

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Summary

An old quarry marked on the first edition OS map. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {3} and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Full Description

An old quarry marked on the first edition OS map as Old Quarry (1) By the time of the second edition (1893) the quarry is marked simply as Quarry and seems larger, suggesting it may have come back into use (2). Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {3} and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3314-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 52329 88109 (210m by 160m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY58NW
Civil Parish Swyre; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 109 022

Record last edited

Feb 16 2012 11:35AM

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