Monument record MDO50395 - Possible post medieval chalk pit, Woolland hill, Woolland

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit is visible as a shallow ditched earthwork to the south of Woolland Hill, Woolland, on Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature might be a post medieval chalk pit and was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

A post medieval extractive pit is visible as a shallow ditched earthwork to the south of Woolland Hill, Woolland, on Environment Agency lidar imagery (EA 2018). The feature might be a post medieval chalk pit and was 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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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7818 0583 (point)
Map sheet ST70NE
Civil Parish Woolland; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 11 2026 11:11AM

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