Monument record MDO46599 - Post medieval chalk pit, Town's End, Bere Regis

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Summary

A Chalk Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the west of Riveridge Wood, Bere Regis. It is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944 and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. The site is 70m across and is associated with the lime kiln described in MDO7193.

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A Chalk Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the west of Riveridge Wood, Bere Regis <1>. It is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944 <2> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. The site is 70m across and is associated with the lime kiln described in MDO7193.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 31-DEC-1944. RAF/106G/LA/87 FP 1067.

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Grid reference SY 8536 9503 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Bere Regis; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 11 2023 10:49AM

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