Monument record MWX4119 - Post medieval gravel pit, Holme Lane Plantation, East Holme

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Summary

An old gravel pit shown on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1885 and 1900, located within Holme Lane Plantation, East Holme. A pit is still visible here as an earthwork on modern Lidar imagery.

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An old gravel pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885 <1> also shown on the map of 1900 <2> A pit is visible as an earthwork on Lidar imagery of Holme Lane Plantation, East Holme <3>. It is considered likely to be the remains of the post medieval gravel pit described above. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <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: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9126 8558 (74m by 57m) (78 map features)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish East Holme; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 15 2022 11:21AM

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