Monument record MDO48795 - Post medieval chalk pits, Bourne Farm, Piddlehinton
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Summary
Two Old Chalk Pits are marked on the OS 1st edition map to the east of Bourne Farm, Piddlehinton. They are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project. They form part of a wider scatter of small extractive pits to the east and north east of the modern farm complex.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Three Old Chalk Pits are marked on the OS 1st edition map to the south of the B3142 at Waterston, Puddleton <1>. They are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery <2> and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2025, 2025 AI&M Cerne and Piddle HE9364 (Machine readable data file). SDO21761.
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.
<2> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.
Sources/Archives (3)
- ---XY SDO21761 Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2025. 2025 AI&M Cerne and Piddle HE9364. [Mapped features: #685920 ; #685921 ; #685922 ; #685923 ; #685925 ; #685926 ; #685927 ; #685928 ; #685929 ; #685930 ; #685931 ; #685932 ; #685933 ; #685934 ; #685935 ; #685936 ; #686166 ; #686167 ; #687634 ; #687635 ; #687636 ; #687637 ; #687968 ; #698092 ; #698093 ; #698094 ; #698095 ; #698096 ; #698097 ; #698098 ; #698099 ; #698100 ; #698101 ; #698102 ; #698103 ; #698104 ; #698105 ; #698106 ; #698107 ; #698108 ; #698109 ; #698110 ; #698111 ; #698112 ; #698113 ; #698114 ; #698115 ]
- <1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
- <2> SDO20691 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7325 9769 (point) (48 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79NW |
| Civil Parish | Piddlehinton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
May 7 2026 3:00PM
