Monument record MDO46780 - Post medieval gravel pit, Newton Peveril, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

Areas of probable post medieval extraction to the southeast of Newton Peveril, Sturminster Marshall, are visible as earthworks on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features are considered likely to be post medieval gravel pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Full Description

Areas of probable post medieval extraction to the southeast of Newton Peveril, Sturminster Marshall, are visible as earthworks on current Environment Agency lidar imagery (Environment Agency 2021). The features are considered likely to be post medieval gravel pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.


Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2022, 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422 (Machine readable data file). SDO21760.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • ---XY Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #657596 ; #657597 ; #666719 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9387 9956 (169m by 179m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 31 2026 2:26PM

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