Monument record MDO49482 - Post medieval chalk pits, Bowdens Hill, Melcombe Horsey

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A scatter of hollows is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on Bowdens Hill, Melcombe Horsey. The features are considered likely to be the result of post medieval extraction (possibly for chalk) and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project.

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A scatter of hollows is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on Bowdens Hill, Melcombe Horsey. The features are considered likely to be the result of post medieval extraction (possibly for chalk) and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project. (Environment Agency 2021 (1)).


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

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Grid reference ST 7442 0191 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Melcombe Horsey; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 20 2025 3:21PM

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