Monument record MDO48054 - Post medieval chalk pit, Bladeley Hill, Buckland Newton

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Summary

A large irregular hollow feature on Buckland Bottom, Buckland Newton, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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A large irregular hollow feature on Buckland Bottom, Buckland Newton, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The feature is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3356.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6854 0430 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Buckland Newton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2024 10:58AM

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