Monument record MDO48020 - Post medieval chalk pit, Minterne Park, Minterne Magna

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Summary

A sub circular hollow feature within Minterne Park to the southwest of Minterne Magna is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is considered to be a psot medieval chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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A sub circular hollow feature within Minterne Park to the southwest of Minterne Magna is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The feature is considered to be a psot medieval chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1047.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6583 0367 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Minterne Magna; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2024 2:18PM

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