Monument record MDO42473 - Chalk pit, Lytchett Matravers

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Summary

A pit shown on the 1st epoch 1:25-inch scale map, on which it is described as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The feature is visible as a tree-filled hollow on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these sources during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Full Description

A pit shown on the 1st epoch 1:25-inch scale map, on which it is described as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The feature is visible as a tree-filled hollow on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these sources during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project [2, 3].


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one, 73-74 (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3074 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19968.

<3> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500. 73-74. [Mapped feature: #362806 ]
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3074.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9416 9687 (102m by 86m)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Lytchett Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Aug 15 2023 3:35PM

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