Monument record MDO46637 - Post medieval chalk pits, Anderson

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Summary

Two unannotated hollows are marked on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition map to the west of Den Wood, Anderson; they are considered likely to be the sites of post medieval chalk pits. The hollows are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. A third smaller hollow is also visible 200m to the north west.

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Two unannotated hollows are marked on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition map <1> to the west of Den Wood, Anderson; they are considered likely to be the sites of post medieval chalk pits. The hollows are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery <2> and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. A third smaller hollow is also visible 200m to the north west.

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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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Grid reference SY 8784 9972 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Anderson; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 13 2023 7:17PM

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