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Monument record MDO20730 - Came Wood: chalk pits

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Summary

Six pits are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are probably the sites of post medieval chalk pits.

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CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

Six pits are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are probably the sites of post medieval chalk pits.

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<1> SDO10834 Aerial Photograph: 16-JUN-1970. NMR SY 7086/7.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred SY 69600 86093 (444m by 356m) (7 map features)
Map sheet	SY68NE
Civil Parish	Winterborne Came; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2012 5:36PM

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