Monument record MDO44211 - Post medieval chalk pit, Big Almer Wood, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

A chalk pit is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map immediately to the north of Big Almer Wood, Sturminster Marshall. It is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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A chalk pit is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map [1] immediately to the north of Big Almer Wood, Sturminster Marshall. It is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery [2] and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. c.1880. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map epoch one.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9154 0016 (point)
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2023 10:54AM

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