Monument record MDO42389 - Post medieval chalk pitS, Burl Farm, Evershot

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Summary

Several 'Old Chalk Pit's are marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the west of Burl Farm, Evershot. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

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Several 'Old Chalk Pit's are marked on the 1st edition 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map to the west of Burl Farm, Evershot [1]. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 [1] and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project. They are part of a wider group of small pits scattered across several fields, many of which have since been ploughg-levelled [3]

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500. 73-74.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3371.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2017. Google Earth 2017.

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Grid reference ST 5865 0403 (point) (65 map features)
Map sheet ST50SE
Civil Parish Evershot; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 28 2020 11:38AM

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