Monument record MDO31549 - Medieval quarry, West Lynch, Corfe Castle

A group of pits and spoil heaps are visible as earthworks in aerial photographs of West Lynch, Corfe Castle. They are considered likely to be the remains of medieval marble quarrying.

The remains of Mediaeval Purbeck Marble quarrying situated towards the west end of the extensive Mediaeval marble quarries (principally famous in the 13th centry), running eastward along the northern slope of Purbeck Hill to Swanage, from Hazel View to Lynch Farm. The site consists of a small isolated area of undulating ground. <1>

A group of pits and spoil heaps are visible as earthworks in aerial photographs of West Lynch, Corfe Castle <3-4>. They are considered likely to be the remains of medieval marble quarrying. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck mapping project.

<1> Lancashire Archaeological Unit, 2000, Monument Protection Programme Quarrying Industry Step 3.2 Additional Site Assessments (Monograph). SDO18060.

<2> Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/200 2061-62 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13685.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5412 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13686.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1466581 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 21 2023 6:57PM