Monument record MDO26065 - Quarry, Hanford

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Summary

'Old Quarry' shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry is visible as an earthwork to the north of Hod Hill, Hanford, on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

'Old Quarry' shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry is visible as an earthwork to the north of Hod Hill, Hanford, on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery (RAF 1943; EA 2018). It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.


Royal Air Force, 13-JAN-1943, RAF/HLA/651 FS 2153 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21526.

Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.

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

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-JAN-1943. RAF/HLA/651 FS 2153.
  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8544 1121 (67m by 21m)
Map sheet ST81SE
Civil Parish Hanford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 28 2025 2:14PM

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