Monument record MDO28952 - Modern extractive pit, Arne Heath, Arne

A large extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Arne Heath. It is not marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map suggesting that it is probably Late Nineteenth Century or Early Modern in origin.

A large extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Arne Heath (1). It is not marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map (2) suggesting that it is probably Late Nineteenth Century or Early Modern in origin. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is still visible as an earthwork on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (3).

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1930 F20 3053-55 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12762.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<3> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Jul 24 2013 4:35PM