Monument record MDO30382 - Burton Pit, Post medieval quarry, Wool

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'Burton Pit'. A post medieval quarry is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of Lower Hillside Road, Wool. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and is still visible on the latest imagery.

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'Burton Pit'. A post medieval quarry is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of Lower Hillside Road, Wool. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and is still visible on the latest imagery (1). The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6418-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13247.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6418-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 83896 86111 (113m by 140m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Wool; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 12:02PM

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