Monument record MDO24553 - Quarry, Poxwell
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Summary
A series of linear quarries with associated spoil heaps are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Poxwell. This quarry, north of Upton, is the easternmost of the principal Ridgeway Quarries north of Weymouth, and exploited both the Lower Purbeck and Portland Limestones. It is a linear excavation circa 300m by 20m, aligned east-west. Its age is indeterminate, but the extraction methods resemble those of the mediaeval and later Windsbatch Quarry near Upwey
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A series of linear quarries with associated spoil heaps are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Poxwell {1-2}. The features, which were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project are considered to be post medieval in origin.
<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4445-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11771.
<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4443-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11784.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1466574 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7432 8353 (1105m by 113m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Civil Parish | Poxwell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 132
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1466574
Record last edited
Nov 10 2023 3:42PM
