Monument record MWX3951 - Old chalk pits, Owermoigne

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Summary

Old chalk pits marked on the first edition OS map. The two pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1962.

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Old chalk pits marked on the first edition OS map (1) Also marked on the second edition (2) The two chalk pits described above in (1-2) are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1962. The two pits measure approximately 60 m by 20 m and 22 m in diameter. (3) These features were digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-JAN-1962. RAF 58/4878 (F22) 0079-80.

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Location

Grid reference SY 76693 82131 (point) (107 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Owermoigne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 086 064

Record last edited

Nov 4 2014 8:27AM

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