Monument record MWX4453 - Post medieval to early modern gravel pit, Worgret Heath, Arne

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Summary

A gravel pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1900. The remains of this post medieval to early modern gravel pit are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

A gravel pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1900. <1> The remains of the post medieval to early modern gravel pit described above are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Worgret Heath, Arne (1-2). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not clearly visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial photographs available to the project, this area now being under dense scrub.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7093-94.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7094-95.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 89450 87077 (69m by 138m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY88NE
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 002 119

Record last edited

May 23 2016 3:56PM

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