Monument record MDO29327 - Post medieval chalk pits, Chaldon Down, Chaldon Herring

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Summary

Two pits are visible at this location as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery. They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval chalk pits.

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Two pits are visible at this location as earthworks on aerial photographs (1) and Lidar imagery (2). They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval chalk pits. A linear ditch leading to the pits is visible as a cropmark and is probably the remains of a trackway associated with them. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0001-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7838 8131 (395m by 157m) (7 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Chaldon Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 30 2013 4:43PM

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