Monument record MDO30496 - Post medieval chalk pits, Tincleton

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Summary

Three post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and the 1st edition OS map, adjacent to Dark Lane, to the north of Tincleton.

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Three post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and the 1st edition OS map, adjacent to Dark Lane, to the north of Tincleton. The pits are located on sand and measure between 30 m by 18 m and 57 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 7686 9241 (171m by 275m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Puddletown; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2014 3:09PM

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