Monument record MDO49685 - Possible post medieval to 20th century chalk pit, Lazerton Farm, Stourpaine

A possible post medieval or early 20th century chalk pit is visible as an earthwork to the northeast of Lazerton Farm, Stourpaine, on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is recorded as an earthwork on the OS Epoch a5 map of 1962. It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

A possible post medieval or early 20th century chalk pit is visible as an earthwork to the northeast of Lazerton Farm, Stourpaine, on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery (RAF 1947; EA 2018). The feature is recorded as an earthwork on the OS Epoch a5 map of 1962 (OS 1962). It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

Royal Air Force, 13-JAN-1943, RAF/HLA/651 FP 1151 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21521.

Ordnance Survey, xx-xxx-1962, OS Epoch a5 2500 map (Map). SDO21525.

Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.

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Nov 28 2025 1:50PM