Monument record MDO46424 - Post medieval chalk pit, Peat Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch

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Summary

An unannotated hollow is marked on the OS 2nd edition map to the north of Peat Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch. It is visible as a hollow, 20m across, on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project, it is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit.

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An unannotated hollow is marked on the OS 2nd edition map to the north of Peat Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch <1>. It is visible as a hollow, 20m across, on lidar imagery <2> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project, it is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8469 9938 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Winterborne Whitechurch; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2023 6:46PM

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