Monument record MDO43875 - Uncertain chalk pit, Badbury Rings, Shapwick

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Summary

The site of an undated chalk pit is visible as a low earthwork hollow on lidar imagery to the west of Badbury Rings, Shapwick. It lies immediately adjacent to the Roman road from Badbury Rings to Dorchester. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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The site of an undated chalk pit is visible as a low earthwork hollow on lidar imagery to the west of Badbury Rings, Shapwick (1). It lies immediately adjacent to the Roman road from Badbury Rings to Dorchester and may be associated with it's construction or be of later (post medieval?) date. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9615 0314 (point)
Map sheet ST90SE
Civil Parish Shapwick; Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2023 12:17PM

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