Monument record MDO39746 - 19th or 20th century quarrying, David's Cross, Horton

A large area of extraction is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of David's Cross, Horton. The features are considered to be of post medieval or early 20th century origin. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

A large area of extraction is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of David's Cross, Horton. The features are considered to be of post medieval or early 20th century origin (1-2). They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The features have been partially plough-levelled but are still visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery (3).

<1> Royal Air Force, 29-SEP-1945, RAF/CPE/UK/850 V 5017-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15598.

<2> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3088-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15595.

<3> XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO15442.

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Jan 23 2018 11:22AM