Monument record MDO31543 - Post medieval sand pit, Corfe Common, Corfe Castle

A pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Corfe Common, Corfe Castle. It is considered likely to be the remains of a post medieval extractive pit associated with the extraction of sand. A number of sand pits on Cofe Common produced a fine grey sand. This mineral may have been used in the stone polishing industry.

Sand Pit (1) A number of sand pits on Corfe Common produced a fine grey sand. This mineral may have been used in the stone polishing industry. At least four sand pits survive on Corfe Common. The largest is at SY95698099. Others are at SY96088094; SY96178085 and SY96958120. <2>

A pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Corfe Common, Corfe Castle <3-4>. It is considered likely to be the remains of a post medieval extractive pit associated with the extraction of sand. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck mapping project.

<1> Papworth, M, 1993, Corfe Village, Common and Vineyard Farm, Corfe Castle Estate, Wessex Region (Unpublished document). SWX8224.

<2> Fletcher, Martin, Field investigator's comments MJF, F1 MJF 20 Dec 2003 (Unpublished document). SDO17630.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2408-09 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13656.

<4> Dorset County Council, 2002, VAP (Aerial Photograph). SDO13141.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1390608 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 25 2023 11:50AM