Monument record MDO46231 - Post medieval chalk pit, Beech Tree Farm, Winterborne Stickland

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Summary

A large hollow, 29m across, is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery. It is marked as an unannotated hollow on the OS 1st Edition map and is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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A large hollow, 29m across, is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery <1>. It is marked as an unannotated hollow on the OS 1st Edition map <2> and is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit. The feature 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.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8370 0491 (point)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Winterborne Stickland; Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 29 2023 6:45PM

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