Monument record MDO41526 - 19th or 20th century extractive pits, Ferndown Golf Course, Ferndown Town

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Summary

Two small hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1954 on heathland under what is now Ferndown Golf Course. The hollows are 14m and 28m across and considered to be the sites of 19th or early 20th century extraction. The features are not visible on recent lidar imagery and may have been levelled during the construction of the golf course. The site was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Full Description

Two small hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1954 on heathland under what is now Ferndown Golf Course (1). The hollows are 14m and 28m across and considered to be the sites of 19th or early 20th century extraction. The features are not visible on recent lidar imagery and may have been levelled during the construction of the golf course. The site was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 21-SEP-1954, RAF 58/1567 F21 0228-09 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16177.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-SEP-1954. RAF 58/1567 F21 0228-09.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0868 0049 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SU00SE
Civil Parish Ferndown Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Aug 30 2018 11:22AM

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