Monument record MDO27170 - Old Chalk Pit Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

An Old Chalk Pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. The feature is visible as an earthwork on Dean Hill, Tarrant Rushton, on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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An Old Chalk Pit shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885 [1]. The feature is visible as an earthwork on Dean Hill, Tarrant Rushton, on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project [2].

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9696 0733 (42m by 38m)
Map sheet ST90NE
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 2 2023 12:45PM

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