Monument record MDO46422 - Post medieval chalk pit, Bere Regis
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
An Old Chalk Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map to the north of Muddox Barrow Farm (now Skippet's Farm), Bere Regis. It is visible as a hollow, 40m across, on aerial photographs taken in 1947 (Royal Air Force 1947) and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. A second smaller hollow is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery (Environment Agency 2021).
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.
Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3349-51 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19881.
Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2022, 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422 (Machine readable data file). SDO21760.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
- --- SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- --- SDO19881 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3349-51.
- ---XY SDO21760 Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #653951 ; #655304 ; #665868 ]
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8466 9623 (66m by 54m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 2 2026 4:35PM