Monument record MDO42884 - Post medieval chalk pits, Stratton Down, Stratton

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Summary

Sub-circular pits are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs on the west side of Stratton Down, Stratton. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

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Sub-circular pits are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs on the west side of Stratton Down, Stratton (1, 2). The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The features still visible as cropmarks on current Google Earth imagery (3)

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 26-MAR-68. SY6495/5 (NMR666/385).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 02-FEB-71. SY6495/10 (NMR285/283).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. XX-XXX-2010. Google Earth 2010.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6493 9568 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY69NW
Civil Parish Stratton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 18 2020 9:52AM

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