Monument record MDO30488 - Post medieval chalk pits, Great Copse, Affpuddle

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Summary

Four post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery of 2010 to the north of Great Copse and to the south west of Southover Farm, Affpuddle.

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Four post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery of 2010 to the north of Great Copse and to the south west of Southover Farm, Affpuddle. The pits are located on the Portsdown Chalk Formation and measure between 33 m by 40 m and 55 m by 50 m. (1) Two of the pits are marked on the 1st edition OS map. (2) The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7830 9364 (508m by 260m) (8 map features)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2014 2:38PM

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