Monument record MDO24716 - Blagdon Hill, hollows

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Summary

A group of circular hollows are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. Possibly post medieval chalk pits or shake holes of a natural origin.

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Full Description

A group of circular hollows are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs {1-5}. They could be the sites of post medieval chalk pits, however the probability that they could also be natural shake holes cannot be ruled out either. They were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3297-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11895.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3299-3300 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11849.

<3> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3097-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11790.

<4> Royal Air Force, 17-1-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1065-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11925.

<5> 25-4-1968, NMR OS/68078 001-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11896.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3297-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3299-3300.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3097-8.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1065-7.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: 25-4-1968. NMR OS/68078 001-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 61802 87599 (264m by 598m) (18 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 2 2012 5:18AM

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