Monument record MDO32047 - Post medieval mining spoil, Warmwell Heath, Warmwell

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Summary

An area of possible post medieval mining spoil, in the form of finger dumps, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Warmwell Heath, Warmwell.

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Full Description

An area of possible post medieval mining spoil, in the form of finger dumps, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Warmwell Heath, Warmwell. The possible mining spoil is formed two areas of short linear banks, visible over an area measuring approximately 270 m by 165 m. (1) The site is no longer visible as an earthwork on recent aerial photography. (2) This site was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6433-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13757.

<2> Dorset County Council, XX-XXX-2009, Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile (Aerial Photograph). SDO13314.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6433-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7516 8701 (265m by 212m) (24 map features)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Warmwell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 21 2014 3:12PM

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