Monument record MDO42363 - Post medieval chalk pits, Wraxall

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Summary

Three Old Chalk Pits are shown on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the northeast of Wraxall Wood, Higher Wraxall. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project. They are associated with a number of smaller, presumably contemporary, pits.

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Three Old Chalk Pits are shown on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the northeast of Wraxall Wood, Higher Wraxall [1]. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs [2] and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project. They are associated with a number of smaller, presumably contemporary, pits.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2390.

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Grid reference ST 5650 0128 (point) (9 map features)
Map sheet ST50SE
Civil Parish Wraxall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 26 2020 2:33PM

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