Monument record MDO26037 - Chalk Pit, Okeford Fitzpaine
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The feature is visible as scarped earthworks either side of a historic trackway on Environment Agency lidar imagery (EA 2018) and was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. The extent of the feature on lidar is larger than that recorded on the OS Epoch 1 25 inch map, suggesting some extended use into the early 20th century. By the mid 20th century it is showing as disused (OS 1962).
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset XIII.16 Revised: 1900, Published: 1902 (Map). SDO11594.
'Chalk Pit'
Ordnance Survey, xx-xxx-1962, Ordnance Survey Epoch2a_10k (Map). SDO21486.
Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
- --- SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XIII.16 Revised: 1900, Published: 1902.
- --- SDO21483 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.
- --- SDO21486 Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1962. Ordnance Survey Epoch2a_10k. 1:10,560.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 81042 10258 (59m by 71m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81SW |
| Civil Parish | Okeford Fitzpaine; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 28 2025 8:52AM
