Monument record MDO45571 - Post medieval extractive pits, Lytchett Matravers

A cluster of post medieval extractive pits to the west of Boker's Farm, Lytchett Matravers, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The cluster of pits are located within a southwest to northeast running seam of sand, clay and gravels. Some additional pits within the vicinity are documented on the OS 1st Edition map and are variously clay, sand, gravel or chalk pits, reflecting the variable geology of the area. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

A cluster of post medieval extractive pits to the west of Boker's Farm, Lytchett Matravers, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs [1]. The cluster of pits are located within a southwest to northeast running seam of sand, clay and gravels. Some additional pits within the vicinity are documented on the OS 1st Edition map and are variously clay, sand, gravel or chalk pits, reflecting the variable geology of the area. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. The features are still visible as cropmarks and earthworks on 2014 Google Earth imagery [2].

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2140 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19436.

<2> Google Earth, 2014, Google Earth 2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15450.

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Feb 16 2023 12:36PM