Monument record MDO31763 - Post medieval extractive pits, Povington Hill, Tyneham, Purbeck

A small group of quarries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Lawford Sheard Gate, Povington Hill. They are partially marked on the OS 1st Edition map. The underlying geology is chalk, they are therefore considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits.

A small group of quarries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Lawford Sheard Gate, Povington Hill (1-2). They are partially marked on the OS 1st Edition map. The underlying geology is chalk, they are therefore considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits. The features are still visible as extant earthworks on recent Google Earth imagery; they were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4237-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13732.

<1> Royal Air Force, 21-JAN-1945, RAF 106G/LA/105 1028-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13734.

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Sep 12 2014 12:11PM