Monument record MDO45898 - Post medieval chalk pit, Thorncombe, Blandford St Mary

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Summary

A Chalk Pit is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map to the northwest ofThorncombe, Blandford St Mary. It is associated with the lime kiln described in MDO21206 and is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery; it 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> to the northwest of Thorncombe, Blandford St Mary. It is associated with the lime kiln described in MDO21206 and is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery <2>; it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8669 0336 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Blandford St Mary; Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2023 3:39PM

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