Monument record MDO27993 - Quarry, Melbury Hill, Melbury Abbas

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Summary

Old quarry adjacent to Incombe Head Plantation, associated with a limekiln. It is disused by the end of the 1920s.

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Quarry marked on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch maps epoch 1 (1885-8) and epoch 2 (1900-1). (1) (2)

On the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map epoch 3 (1928) it is no longer marked as a quarry. (3)


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

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2 (Map). SDO11594.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 3 (Map). SDO11595.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 3. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8698 1975 (169m by 72m)
Map sheet ST81NE
Civil Parish Melbury Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 038 023

Record last edited

Oct 21 2025 4:12PM

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