Monument record MDO42967 - Post medieval chalk pits, The Combe, Sydling St Nicholas
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Summary
Multiple sub-circular pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs across the area of The Combe, Sydling St Nicholas. Some of the larger features are recorded as old chalk pits on the OS 1st Edition map. The remaining features are also considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Multiple sub-circular pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs across the area of The Combe, Sydling St Nicholas (1 - 3). Some of the larger features are recorded as old chalk pits on the OS 1st Edition map (4). The remaining features are also considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits. Several of the features are positioned against or cut into the banks of an Iron Age/Romano-British field system (MDO42966).
The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The majority are still visible on current Google Earth imagery.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO16904 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1794 RP 3380-1.
- <2> SDO16899 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-NOV-71. RAF/39/3829 V 0037-8.
- <3> SDO16907 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-SEPT-79. OS79124/306 V.
- <4> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6186 9953 (point) (102 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 30 2020 3:24PM