Monument record MDO30461 - Post medieval extractive pits, Southover Heath and Sares wood, Tolpuddle and Affpuddle

An extensive area of post medieval extractive pits is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and lidar imagery of 2010 across Southover Heath and Sares Wood. This area includes the chalk pit described in record MDO27124.

An extensive area of post medieval extractive pits is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and lidar imagery of 2010 across Southover Heath and Sares Wood. The earthworks can be seen over an area measuring approximately 2655 m by 1325 m. The pits are located in an area of chalk and sand formations. (1-6) The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.

<2> United States Army Air Forces, 04-JAN-1944, US/7PH/GL/LOC138 5013-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13292.

<3> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4070-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13293.

<4> Royal Air Force, 17-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2018 4066-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13294.

<5> Royal Air Force, 20-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA187 3026-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13295.

<6> Royal Air Force, 17-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2018 4066-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13296.

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Oct 7 2024 2:16PM