Monument record MDO32891 - Sand pit, Honeycombe Beach, Boscombe

The OS 1st edn 25in map (1871) (1) shows a small stream running from a short steep-sided valley to the shore. The 2nd edn (1898) (2) does not depict the stream and shows a disturbed are approximately 160m across with an apparent pit to the W and a series of finger dumps to the E; a gravel pit is shown on the cliff to the W of the site. The 3rd edn (1909) (3) and 4th edn (1924) (4) maps show two substantial pits, that to the W marked 'Sand'. The post World War 2 5th edn map (1947) (5) shows the area as Honeycombe Chine; it is likely that the pits were by this time out of use because the adjacent cliffs had been developed with walks and shelters and the shore frontage to the S provided with a promenade and lined with beach huts. The site has subsequently been developed (6)

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

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1900, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two (Map). SDO11594.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1923-33, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three (Map). SDO11595.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1934-38, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch four (Map). SDO11596.

<5> Ordnance Survey, c 1962, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch five (Map). SDO13903.

<6> MasterMap (Map). SDO12433.

Record last edited

Jan 6 2016 2:20PM