Monument record MDO45960 - Post medieval chalk pit, The Down Buildings, Winterborne Whitechurch

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Summary

The probable site of a post medieval chalk pit is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs in a field to the southeast of The Down Buildings, Winterborne Whitechurch. It comprisies an elongated hollow 20m across with an outer ring of spoil and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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Full Description

The probable site of a post medieval chalk pit is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <1> in a field to the southeast of The Down Buildings, Winterborne Whitechurch. It comprisies an elongated hollow 20m across with an outer ring of spoil and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.


<1> National Monuments Record, 04-SEP-1995, NMR 15405/06 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19598.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-SEP-1995. NMR 15405/06.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8554 0184 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Blandford St Mary; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 21 2023 7:25PM

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