Monument record MDO41511 - Early 20th Century gravel pit, Sleight, Corfe Mullen

A large gravel pit to the east of Sleight is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. It is not recorded on the OS 1st Edition map and is considered likely to be later 19th Century to early 20th Century in date. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A probable gravel pit to the east of Sleight is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).

The gravel pit extends over an area approximately 203m long by 160m wide. The feature is not recorded on the OS 1st Edition map, although there are two gravel pits, or old gravel pits recorded by this map within 200m to the east (2). The gravel pit is therefore probably later 19th Cnetury to early 20th Century in date.

The site is largely under housing on current Google Earth imagery, except for the extreme west side, which is under trees. The features are no longer visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3198-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16170.

Record last edited

Jan 4 2022 2:40PM