Monument record MDO31926 - Post medieval chalk pits south of Oakley Wood, Coombe Keynes

Two pits marked 'Old Chalk Pit' are depicted at this location on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map. They are part of a line of pits along a natural chalk scarp. They are considered to be post medieval and are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1970.

Two 'Old Chalk Pit's are marked at this location on the OS 1st Edition Map. They are part of a linear series of pits along a natural chalk scarp. They are considered to be post medieval and are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945, 46 and 1970. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are still extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery, the southernmost pit having been partially plough-levelled and visible as a cropmark.

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one, Dorset XLIX.13 Surveyed: 1888, Published: 1889 (Map). SDO10239.

Royal Air Force, 03-FEB-1945, RAF 106G/LA/113 1079-80 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13827.

Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4426-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13792.

Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0051-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13755.

Record last edited

Aug 28 2025 9:58AM