Monument record MDO46603 - Post medieval chalk pits, Little Charborough Pit, Sturminster Marshall, Lytchett Matravers
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Summary
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Full Description
Several post medieval extractive pits within Little Charborough Pit, Sturminster Marshall and extending into the top edge of Lytchett Matravers parish, are visible as earthworks on current Environment Agency lidar imagery (2021). The largest of the features, up to 140m wide by up to 95m deep, is recorded as 'chalk pits' on the OS 1st Edition map. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1, Dorset XXXIV.9 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1888 (Map). SDO10239.
'Little Charborough Pit'
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 (3)
- --- SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XXXIV.9 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1888.
- --- SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- ---XY SDO21760 Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #656155 ; #656156 ; #656157 ; #657535 ; #666641 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9361 9853 (391m by 164m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Sturminster Marshall; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Lytchett Matravers; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 8 2026 3:54PM
