Monument record MDO49391 - Post medieval flint pits, Nettlecombe Tout, Piddletrentide

A group of 'Flint Pits' is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map towards the eastern end of Thorncombe Eweleaze, Piddletrenthide. The remains of spread spoil heaps are visible as soilmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1974 and several very low hollows are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery. The features were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project.

A group of 'Flint Pits' is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map towards the eastern end of Thorncombe Eweleaze, Piddletrenthide (OS 1885 (1)). The remains of spread spoil heaps are visible as soilmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1974 (OS 1974 (2)) and several very low hollows are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery. The features were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project. (Environment Agency 2021 (3)).

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 15-MAY-1974, OS/74058 110 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21480.

<3> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Record last edited

Dec 28 2025 5:43PM