Monument record MDO46641 - Post medieval chalk pits, Winterborne Lane, Winterborne Zelston

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Summary

Five hollows are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery in two fields to the west of Winterborne Lane, Winterborne Zelston. The largest is marked as unanotated hollows on the OS 2nd Edition map. The features are considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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Five hollows are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery in two fields to the west of Winterborne Lane, Winterborne Zelston <1>. The largest is marked as unanotated hollows on the OS 2nd Edition map <2>. The features are considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits and were 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. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8943 9659 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Zelston; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2023 12:21PM

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