Monument record MDO48117 - Post medieval chalk pit, Tenant's Hill, Piddletrenthide

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Summary

A sub circular hollow feature on Tenant's Hill, Piddletrenthide, is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is recorded on the OS 1st Edition map as a chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A sub circular hollow feature on Tenant's Hill, Piddletrenthide, is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency lidar imagery [1]. The feature is recorded on the OS 1st Edition map as a chalk pit [2] and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM project.


<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6964 0116 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Piddletrenthide; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 8 2024 11:26AM

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