Monument record MDO24458 - Osmington Hill, chalk pits

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Summary

Post medieval chalk pits on Osmington Hill, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Four post medieval chalk pits on Osmington Hill, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1}. Two are marked on the OS 1st edition map as disused, one being adjacent to a lime kiln. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4450-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11761.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4450-1.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7155 8290 (352m by 300m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY78SW
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 1413309

Record last edited

Nov 8 2019 3:21PM

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