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Monument record MDO39190 - Chalk pits, Cranborne

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Summary

Large irregular depression shown on the 1st epoch Ordnance Survey map, on which it is described as 'Old Chalk Pits'.

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Type and Period (1)

CHALK PIT (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1880 AD)

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<1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred SU 0730 1271 (99m by 64m)
Map sheet	SU01SE
Civil Parish	Cranborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2017 11:49AM

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