Monument record MWX4392 - Sheat Quarries, Portland
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Summary
Sheat Quarries, marked on the second edition OS map. First worked in a small way from the coast in 1901, then working inland by 1926. Further work after 1960 brought the quarry as far as Southwell High Street. The large quarry opening has exposures of overburden but no convincing quarry face. The quarry is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Sheat Quarries, marked on the second edition OS map. (1)
First worked in a small way from the coast in 1901, then working inland by 1926. Further work after 1960 brought the quarry as far as Southwell High Street. The large quarry opening has exposures of overburden but no convincing quarry face. Blocks in bottom have drill holes (1960s type). There is a large flat-topped waste tip with a bank wall at the base on the west side. (2-3)
The coastal quarry, Sheat Quarries, described above (in 1-3) is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the east of Lawnsheds. The quarry is visible over an area measuring approximately 128 m by 90 m. (4) The site is still visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (5) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO10281 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1901. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LX.3.
- <2> SDO10282 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LX.3.
- <3> SDO10260 Unpublished document: AC Archaeology. 2002. The Isle of Portland Review of Mineral Planning Permissions Stage 1: archaeological baseline study for Hanson Bath & Portland Stone, document no. 4299/1/4..
- <4> SDO13031 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1411 4051-2.
- <5> SDO12705 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6896 6984 (196m by 104m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 355
Record last edited
Nov 7 2013 3:06PM