Monument record MWX3958 - Old chalk pit, by West Bottom, Chaldon Herring

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Summary

A post medieval chalk pit is marked here on the first edition OS map. This feature is still visible as an earthwork on modern Lidar imagery of Chaldon Down.

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An old chalk pit marked on the first edition OS map, also on the second edition map (1). A post medieval chalk pit is visible as an earthwork on Lidar imagery of Chaldon Down (2). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7796 8107 (64m by 49m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Chaldon Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 005 082

Record last edited

Sep 30 2013 2:54PM

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