Monument record MWX4120 - Post medieval gravel pit, Holme Lane Plantation, East Holme

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Summary

A gravel pit is 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 aerial photographs taken in 1946.

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A 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 aerial photographs of Holme Lane Plantation, East Holme taken in 1946 (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.

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 6403-06.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 91503 85780 (51m by 26m) (48 map features)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MWX4120

Record last edited

Aug 31 2018 2:48PM

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