Monument record MDO23724 - Post medieval to modern chalk pits, Warmwell

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Summary

Old chalk pits shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. The pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, but appears to have been levelled at a later date.

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2628Old chalk pits shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. (1) The chalk pit described above in (1) is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, but appears to have been levelled at a later date. The pit measures approximately 46 m by 35 m. (2-3) This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6432-3.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 75295 85562 (119m by 92m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Warmwell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2015 4:26PM

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