Monument record MDO46421 - Post medieval chalk pit, Skipple's Farm, Bere Regis
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Summary
An unannotated hollow is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of Muddox Barrow Farm (now Skipple's Farm), Bere Regis. It is visible as a hollow, 26m across, on aerial photographs taken in 1971 and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project, it is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit.
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Full Description
An unannotated hollow is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of Muddox Barrow Farm (now Skipple's Farm), Bere Regis <1>. It is visible as a hollow, 26m across, on aerial photographs taken in 1971 <2> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project, it is considered likely to be a post medieval chalk pit.
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.
<2> Royal Air Force, 11-NOV-1971, RAF/39/3829 V 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19922.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8482 9579 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 29 2023 6:26PM
