Monument record MDO30497 - Post medieval chalk pits, Tincleton

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Summary

Three post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and the 1st edition OS map, to the north east of Tincleton.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Three post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and on lidar imagery of 2010, to the north east of Tincleton. The pits are located on Postsdown Chalk Formation and measure between 33 m by 26 m and 76 m by 42 m. The three pits are aligned south west-north east. The end two pits are visible as earthworks on lidar, while the central pit is only extant on historic aerial photographs. (1-2) The central pit is marked on the 1st edition OS map. (3) The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4073-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13305.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4073-4.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7735 9211 (213m by 169m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Tincleton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 13 2014 3:21PM

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