Monument record MWX4024 - Coastal limestone quarry, Langton Matravers

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Summary

A post-medieval coastal limestone quarry at Langton Matravers is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and is visible as earthworks on lidar.

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A quarry marked on the first edition OS map (1) Also marked on the second edition (2) Post medieval coastal limestone quarry, Corfe Castle Estate, Langton Matravers. The quarry is marked on the OS 1st edition map and is visible as earthworks on lidar (3-4). The features were digitally plotted during the South West Coastal Zone Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Papworth M. 1994. Eastington, Acton, Westwood, Wilkswood, New Barn, Corfe Castle Estate, Wessex Region. 59.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 99243 76777 (472m by 130m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Langton Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 013 081

Record last edited

Oct 5 2021 9:49AM

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