Monument record MDO42352 - Post medieval chalk pits, Rampisham

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Summary

'Old Chalk Pits' are marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map on the eastern edge of Old Wood, Rampisham. Two large chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

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'Old Chalk Pits' are marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map on the eastern edge of Old Wood, Rampisham [1]. Two large chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs [2] and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Pan Government Agreement. 06-JUN-2017. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery.

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Location

Grid reference ST 5564 0145 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet ST50SE
Civil Parish Rampisham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 2:27PM

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