Monument record MWX4040 - Old quarry, Swanage

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Summary

An old quarry marked on the first edition OS map. The area of quarrying is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the west of Durlston Country Park.

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An old quarry marked on the first edition OS map (1) Also marked on the second edition OS map (2) The quarrying described above in (1-2) is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 to the west of Durlston Country Park. The quarrying is visible over an area measuring approximately 57 m by 55 m. (3) This site was digitally plotted during the South west Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 3392-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 02451 77356 (163m by 155m) (12 map features)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 154

Record last edited

Dec 3 2013 2:43PM

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