Monument record MDO46709 - Post medieval chalk pit, Almer, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit to the northwest of Almer, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is considered likely to be an old chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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A post medieval extractive pit to the northwest of Almer, Sturminster Marshall, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The feature is considered likely to be an old chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 V 5131.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9081 9919 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 14 2023 9:00AM

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