Monument record MDO49369 - Post medieval flint extraction, West Hill, Alton Pancras
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Summary
An 'Old Flint Pit' is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st editon map on the the ridge to the north of West Hill, Alton Pancras. It is one of a number of extractive hollows visible as earthworks on lidar imagery that were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project..
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
An 'Old Gravel Pit' is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st editon map on the north side of West Hill, Alton Pancras (OS 1888 (1)). The pit is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project.; a second pit is situated 80m to the north west of the first. (Environment Agency 2021 (2)).
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1, Dorset XXXII.1 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1888 (Map). SDO10239.
<2> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | Buckland Newton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 14 2025 7:46PM
