Monument record MDO49037 - Post medieval chalk pits, Piddletrenthide
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Summary
An extensive scatter of over 60 small hollows is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery in the southwest corner of Piddletrenthide parish. The features are scattered across several modern fields to the north of Heaves Farm and are considered likely to be the sites of post medieval chalk pits; they were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project.
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Full Description
An extensive scatter of over 60 small hollows is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery in the southwest corner of Piddletrenthide parish. The features are scattered across several modern fields to the north of Heaves Farm and are considered likely to be the sites of post medieval chalk pits; they were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project. [1]
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2025, 2025 AI&M Cerne and Piddle HE9364 (Machine readable data file). SDO21761.
<1> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.
Sources/Archives (2)
- ---XY SDO21761 Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2025. 2025 AI&M Cerne and Piddle HE9364. [Mapped features: #694015 ; #694016 ; #694017 ; #694018 ; #694019 ; #694020 ; #694021 ; #694022 ; #694023 ; #694024 ; #694025 ; #694026 ; #694027 ; #694028 ; #694029 ; #694030 ; #694031 ; #694032 ; #694033 ; #694034 ; #694035 ; #694036 ; #694037 ; #694038 ; #694039 ; #694044 ; #694045 ; #694046 ; #694047 ; #694048 ; #694049 ; #694050 ; #694051 ; #694052 ; #694053 ; #694054 ; #694055 ; #694056 ; #694057 ; #694058 ; #694059 ; #694361 ; #694362 ; #694363 ; #694364 ; #694373 ; #694374 ; #694378 ; #694379 ; #694380 ; #694381 ; #694717 ; #695635 ; #695636 ; #695637 ; #695638 ; #695639 ; #695640 ; #695641 ; #695642 ; #695643 ; #695644 ; #695790 ; #695791 ; #696204 ; #696205 ; #696206 ; #696207 ; #697057 ]
- <1> SDO20691 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6933 9767 (point) (70 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
May 7 2026 3:05PM
