Monument record MDO42030 - Post medieval chalk pits, Wynford Eagle

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Summary

A large group of 'Old Chalk Pits' are marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the southeast of Sheephouse Barn, Wynford Eagle. They are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

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A large group of 'Old Chalk Pits' are marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the southeast of Sheephouse Barn, Wynford Eagle [1]. They are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project [2].

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5746 9588 (point) (60 map features)
Map sheet SY59NE
Civil Parish Wynford Eagle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 21 2020 2:58PM

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