Monument record MDO32155 - Post medieval chalk pits, south of Owermoigne

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Two post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of Owermoigne.

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Two post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of Owermoigne. The quarry pits measure approximately 29 m by 20 m and 30 m by 15 m. (1) One of the quarry pits is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 2002. (2) The chalk pits are marked on the 1st ed OS map. (3) This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3342-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2002. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Grid reference SY 7627 8410 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Owermoigne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 17 2014 11:09AM

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