Alum industry water settling pits
Alum industry water settling pits (82333)
- Easting
- 390998
- Northing
- 78751
Holding pools to trap water for constant supply of water for alum production. The pools are severely overgrown but water still collects in them, there are a number of pools which are divided by dams to control the flow of water. See feature 48716 for more information on the Alum works, also pastscape entry http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=456579
- Period
- Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901)
- Period comments
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- Monument Type - Broad
- Water storage site
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Sites and structures associated with the storage of water and wastewater.
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Not accessible, but visible from public path/road/adjacent land
- Accessibility comments
The pools can be seen from the Kimmeridge access rd.
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- 456579
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 11th February, 2017
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Low
- Proximity to coast edge
- More than 50m inland
- Coastal processes
- Not eroding
- Is there a coastal defence?
- Other threats?
- Vegetation growth, Visitor erosion, Water erosion (e.g. stream, etc)
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Limited visibility (partial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Not applicable
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
No further action
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