Monument record MDO46989 - Post medieval chalk pit, Dullar Farm, Lytchett Matravers
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Summary
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Full Description
A post medieval extractive pit to the south of Dullar Farm, Lytchett Matravers, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs (RAF) and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery (2021). The feature is recorded as an old clay pit on the OS 1st Edition map. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset XXXIV.9 Revised: 1900, Published: 1901 (Map). SDO11594.
'Clay Pit'
Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4074 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19944.
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 (5)
- --- SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
- --- SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XXXIV.9 Revised: 1900, Published: 1901.
- --- SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- --- SDO19944 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4074.
- ---XY SDO21760 Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #657199 ; #666840 ]
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9392 9787 (124m by 145m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Lytchett Matravers; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 8 2026 3:25PM
