Monument record MDO45597 - Post medieval extractive pits, Lytchett Matravers

Two post medieval extractive pits to the southeast of Warmwell Farm, Lytchett Matravers, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The features 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.

Two post medieval extractive pits to the southeast of Warmwell Farm, Lytchett Matravers, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs [1,2]. The features 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 on 2021 APGB imagery [3].

<1> Royal Air Force, 08-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3072 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19917.

<2> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4246 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19437.

<3> Pan Government Agreement, XX-XX-2021, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (Aerial Photograph). SDO19455.

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Jun 29 2023 12:06PM