Monument record MDO48102 - Post medieval chalk pits, Alton Pancras

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Summary

A concentration of sub circular hollow features to the west of Alton Pancras are visible as earthworks on 1940s 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 to the west of Alton Pancras are visible as earthworks on 1940s 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: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1043.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6945 0293 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Alton Pancras; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2024 4:29PM

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