Monument record MDO43051 - Post medieval chalk pits, Redpost Hill, Sydling St Nicholas

Please read our .

Summary

Sub-circular ditched features are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs on the north side of Redpost Hill, Sydling St Nicholas. The features are recorded as old chalk pits on the OS 1st Edition map. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Sub-circular ditched features are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs on the north side of Redpost Hill, Sydling St Nicholas (1). The features are recorded as old chalk pits on the OS 1st Edition map (2). They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The features are still visible on current Google Earth imagery.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1052-3.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference ST 6375 0324 (point) (62 map features)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Feb 18 2021 3:53PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.

Comments