Monument record MDO20547 - Chalk Pit, Stinsford Chalk pit, Plum Orchard Farm,

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Five post medieval chalk pits, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Five chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (RAF 1948). Three are marked on the OS 1st Edition map. They are considered to be post medieval in origin.


Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1, Dorset XL.12 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1889 (Map). SDO10239.

'Old Chalk Pit'

Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3125-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10738.

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  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XL.12 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1889.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3125-7.

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Grid reference Centred SY 71872 92202 (236m by 545m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Stinsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 4 2026 4:13PM

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