Monument record MDO42036 - Post medieval chalk pit, Wynford Eagle

Please read our .

Summary

An 'Old Chalk Pit' with associated limekiln is marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the northwest of Shatcombe Farm, Wynford Eagle. The pit is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An 'Old Chalk Pit' with associated limekiln is marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the northwest of Shatcombe Farm, Wynford Eagle [1]. The pit is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project [2].

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <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.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SY 5654 9541 (point) (62 map features)
Map sheet SY59NE
Civil Parish Wynford Eagle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 22 2020 9:55AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.