Monument record MDO50386 - Post medieval chalk or flint pits, Delcombe Wood, Milton Abbas
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Summary
A loose spread of several post medieval extractive pits are visible as shallow ditched earthworks within Delcombe Wood, Milton Abbas, on Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features are on clay with flints geology and several flint pits and chalk pits are recorded in the area. The features are also considered likely to be either flint or chalk pits of post medieval origin and were digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.
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Full Description
A loose spread of several post medieval extractive pits are visible as shallow ditched earthworks within Delcombe Wood, Milton Abbas, on Environment Agency lidar imagery (EA 2018). The features are on clay with flints geology and several flint pits and chalk pits are recorded in the area. The features are also considered likely to be either flint or chalk pits of post medieval origin and were digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.
Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.
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- --- SDO21483 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 7834 0527 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Milton Abbas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 10 2026 2:08PM
