Monument record MDO23387 - Quarry, Upwey, Weymouth

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Summary

An old quarry, shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1864. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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An old quarry, shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1864. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6447-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11852.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6447-8.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.

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Grid reference Centred SY 66665 85085 (73m by 77m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2025 4:09PM

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