Monument record MDO51041 - Quarries, Worth Matravers

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Summary

A scatter of quarries south of Downshay Wood shown on the 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map published in 1889, on which they are described as 'Old Quarries'.

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Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1, Dorset LVI.11 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1889 (Map). SDO10239.

'Old Quarries'

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  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500. Dorset LVI.11 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1889.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9836 7874 (140m by 326m) (8 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 2 2026 2:55PM

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