Monument record MDO48069 - Post medieval chalk pits, Bladeley Hill, Buckland Newton

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A concentration of sub circular hollow features on Bladeley Hill, Buckland Newton, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features are considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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A concentration of sub circular hollow features on Bladeley Hill, Buckland Newton, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The features are considered likely to be post medieval chalk pits and were 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. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3356.

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Grid reference ST 6827 0424 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Buckland Newton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2024 11:47AM

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