Monument record MWX4463 - Gravel pit, Carey Heath, Wareham St Martin

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Summary

A pit shown on the 1st epoch Ordnance Survey map, on which it is described as 'Old Gravel Pit'. Considered most likely to be of early nineteenth-century date, but may be earlier.

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Full Description

Shown as a small pit on the 2nd epoch Ordnance Survey map. <2>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2 (Map). SDO11594.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 89735 88956 (10m by 25m) Approximate
Map sheet SY88NE
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2025 4:26PM

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