Monument record MDO19525 - 19th century Limestone quarry, Portland

Site only. Destroyed by expansion of Coombefield Quarry. This was a small ‘old quarry’ on the 1900 map and is shown unaltered in 1926-7 and 1959. The quarry is still visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1968.

Site only. Destroyed by expansion of Coombefield Quarry. This was a small ‘old quarry’ on the 1900 map and is shown unaltered in 1926-7 and 1959. (1-3)

The 19th century Limestone quarry, described above in (1-3) is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1968. The quarry is visible over an area measuring approximately 27 m by 20 m. (4) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1901, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.15 (Map). SDO10268.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1929, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.15 (Map). SDO10269.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1960, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map (Map). SDO10272.

<4> Meridian Air Maps Ltd, 26-JAN-1968, MAL 68002/011-12 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13065.

Record last edited

Nov 8 2013 9:12AM