Monument record MDO50253 - Post medieval chalk pit, Bell Hill, Okeford Fitzpaine
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Summary
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Full Description
A post medieval chalk pit is visible as an irregular ditched earthwork on Bell Hill, Okeford Fitzpaine, on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery (RAF 1947; EA 2018). The feature is shown as an earthwork but not named on the OS Epoch 1 25 inch map and also the 1962 OS Epoch a5 25 inch map (OS 1962) and was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.
Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4170 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21602.
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.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
- --- SDO21483 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.
- --- SDO21525 Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1962. OS Epoch a5 2500 map.
- --- SDO21602 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4170.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 7951 0878 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Okeford Fitzpaine; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 6 2026 11:37AM
