Monument record MDO29419 - Post medieval chalk pits, Bindon Range, West Dorset

A post medieval chalk pit is shown here on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map. A group of pits are visible at this location as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery. They are considered likely to be the remains associated with this chalk extraction.

A post medieval chalk pit is shown here on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map (1). A group of pits are visible at this location as earthworks on aerial photographs (2-3) and Lidar imagery (4). They are considered likely to be the remains associated with this chalk extraction. They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 F20 3262-63 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12948.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5432-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12943.

<4> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.

Record last edited

Oct 7 2013 3:51PM