Monument record MWX5240 - Quarries, Marrowbone farm, Bridport

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Summary

Quarries shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. A number of old quarries are marked on the OS 1st edition map in the vicinity of Middlehill Farm, Bothenhampton. They were identified on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.

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A number of old quarries are marked on the OS 1st edition map in the vicinity of Middlehill Farm, Bothenhampton. They were identified on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project (2-3).

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  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4791sw_dtm_50cm.asc.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-APR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2621 3054-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 4737 9125 (485m by 289m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Bothenhampton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 23 2016 12:09PM

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