Monument record MDO32462 - Quarry, Clavell's Hard, Kimmeridge

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A quarry or other extractive working in the cliff-top near Clavell's Hard.

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A pit or quarry approximately 23m long is shown extending inland from the clifftop on the OS 1st edn 25in map (1889) (1). It is likely to have formed part of the extensive shale workings in the vicinity (2).


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Legg, R, 1984, Guide to Purbeck Coast and Shipwreck, 19-28 (Monograph). SWX8140.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Monograph: Legg, R. 1984. Guide to Purbeck Coast and Shipwreck. 19-28.

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Grid reference SY 92010 77749 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:35PM

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