Monument record MDO44705 - Post medieval chalk pits, Eastcombe Wood, Shillingstone

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A line of extractive pits are marked on the Ordnance Survey 5th edition map within Eastcombe Wood, Shillingstone. They are possibly associated with the construction of the trackway which runs southwestward from Gain's Cross. They are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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A line of extractive pits are marked on the Ordnance Survey 5th edition map within Eastcombe Wood, Shillingstone [1]. They are possibly associated with the construction of the trackway which runs southwestward from Gain's Cross. They are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery [2] and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1962. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch five. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8364 0974 (point)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Shillingstone; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2022 3:38PM

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