Monument record MDO20724 - Whitcombe Down: chalk pits

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Summary

Seven pits are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are probably the sites of post medieval chalk pits.

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Seven pits are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are probably the sites of post medieval chalk pits. {1-2}


<1> 1972, DCC 232-0023 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10824.

<2> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4251-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10823.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 232-0023.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4251-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 70732 86815 (285m by 314m) (8 map features)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish Whitcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2012 5:36PM

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