Monument record MDO46776 - Post medieval chalk pits, Newton Peveril Farm, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

Two post medieval extractive pits to the west of Newton Peveril Farm, Sturminster Marshall, are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features are considered likely to be old chalk pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Two post medieval extractive pits to the west of Newton Peveril Farm, Sturminster Marshall, are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs (2021) and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery (Environment Agency 2021). The features are considered likely to be old chalk pits and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.


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.

Pan Government Agreement, XX-XX-2021, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (Aerial Photograph). SDO19455.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Pan Government Agreement. XX-XX-2021. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery.
  • ---XY Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #657688 ; #657689 ; #666718 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9343 9969 (38m by 54m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 31 2026 2:25PM

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