Monument record MWX3861 - Old quarry at South Sleight Knap, Abbotsbury

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Summary

An old quarry marked on the first edition OS map, it is visible as an extant earthwork on aerial photographs.

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An old quarry marked on the first edition OS map, visible on the second edition but not marked as a quarry. (1) The site is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {2} and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3321-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12189.

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  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3321-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 59907 83030 (75m by 51m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 133

Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 8:15AM

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