Monument record MDO25314 - Extractive pits near Eweleaze Dairy, Winterborne St Martin

A group of pits are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs and LIDAR. They are considered likely to be of extractive pits of post medieval origin, although some could also be natural shake holes.

A group of pits are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs {1-6} and LIDAR {7}. One is shown on the 1880 OS map {8} as an old chalk pit and is considered likely to be of post medieval origin. The remainder are probably of a similar date and function, although they could also be natural shake holes. They were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4275-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11888.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-1-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3091-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11887.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11893.

<4> Royal Air Force, 17-1-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11906.

<5> unknown date, NMR SY 6487/1 (CCC 11752/1633) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11941.

<6> 12-6-1956, CUCAP (TB7) (Aerial Photograph). SDO12087.

<7> 24-1-2008, LIDAR D0089657 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11894.

Record last edited

Feb 24 2021 12:47PM