Monument record MWX4232 - Post medieval gravel pit at Kesworth Farm, Wareham Town

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Summary

A post medieval gravel pit, marked on the first edition and second edition Ordnance Survey maps. The remains of this pit is visible as an earthwork on Lidar imagery of Kesworth Farm, Wareham Town.

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Full Description

An old gravel pit, marked on the first edition of the OS map (1). Also marked on the second edition map (2). Remains of the post medieval gravel pit described above is visible as an earthwork on Lidar imagery of Kesworth Farm, Wareham Town (3). It 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: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 93810 89263 (70m by 92m) (122 map features)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 024 086

Record last edited

Nov 18 2015 12:08PM

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