Monument record MDO30730 - Post medieval quarry, Kingston, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A small quarry is visible as rounded earthworks on lidar and aerial photographs to the south of Kingston village. It is considered to be a small-scale limestone quarry dating to the 19th century.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A small quarry is visible as rounded earthworks on lidar and aerial photographs to the south of Kingston village. It is considered to be a small-scale limestone quarry dating to the 19th century. (1-2). The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.

<2> Crawford, O G S, 10-FEB-1928, NMR SY9678/2 (CCC 8807/783) (Aerial Photograph). SDO13409.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Crawford, O G S. 10-FEB-1928. NMR SY9678/2 (CCC 8807/783).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 96166 78910 (50m by 47m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 1 2014 10:54AM

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