Monument record MWX4682 - Possible pit feature, Abbotsbury

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A possible pit feature visible on a 1940s AP

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A possible pit feature visible on a 1940s AP (1)

The probable site of a post medieval extractive pit is visible as earthworks on RAF aerial photographs taken in 1948.{2} It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Anon, 1940, 1940s APs, AP40_355000E_86000N.tif (Digital archive). SWX8819.

<2> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3284-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11620.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Anon. 1940. 1940s APs. AP40_355000E_86000N.tif.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3284-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5554 8579 (13m by 20m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 148

Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 7:35AM

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