Monument record MDO39614 - Post medieval extractive pit and access trackway, Avon Common, Hurn, Christchurch
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Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A post medieval extractive pit and trackway on the west side of Avon Common is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).
The area of extraction measures approximately 40m by 22m and is accessed by a trackwayfrom the north; possibly truncated by an early 20th century power plant or sewarage farm.
The extractive pit is still visible on current Google Earth imagery as a disused earthwork within an area of regenerated heathland scrub (2).
The extractive pit was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4172-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15501.
<2> Google Earth, 2017, Google Earth 2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15388.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1261 9789 (point) (15 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19NW |
| Civil Parish | Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO39542
Record last edited
Oct 4 2017 10:14AM
