Monument record MDO48133 - Post medieval chalk pit, Giants Head Farm, Cerne Abbas

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Summary

A sub circular hollow feature to the north of Giants Head Farm, Cerne Abbas, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is recorded on the OS 1st Edition map as an old chalk pit. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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A sub circular hollow feature to the north of Giants Head Farm, Cerne Abbas, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The feature is recorded on the OS 1st Edition map as an old chalk pit [3]. It was 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 1045.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Grid reference ST 6746 0299 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Cerne Abbas; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 8 2024 1:46PM

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