Monument record MDO30734 - Post medieval extractive pits and quarries, Kingston, Corfe Castle

An extensive area of post medieval extractive pits and quarries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of the B3069 east of Kingston Village between Kingston and Afflington Wood. They are considered to be small-scale limestone quarry dating to the 19th century.

An extensive area of post medieval extractive pits and quarries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of the B3069 east of Kingston Village between Kingston and Afflington Wood. They are considered to be small-scale limestone quarry dating to the 19th century (1-3). Several of the features are marked as Old Quarries on the OS 1st edition map. The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 20-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA187 4011-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13377.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5408-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13378.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4225-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13380.

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