Monument record MDO50400 - Possible post medieval flint or chalk pits, Bulbarrow Down, Stoke Wake
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Summary
A loose spread of post medieval extractive pits within a wider area of disturbed ground are visible as shallow ditched earthworks on Bulbarrow Down, Stoke Wake, on Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features are off the adjacent clay with flints geology and might be chalk pits of post medieval origin, or alternatively stray flint pits. They were digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.
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Full Description
A loose spread of post medieval extractive pits within a wider area of disturbed ground are visible as shallow ditched earthworks on Bulbarrow Down, Stoke Wake, on Environment Agency lidar imagery (EA 2018). The features are off the adjacent clay with flints geology and might be chalk pits of post medieval origin, or alternatively stray flint pits. They 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 7733 0579 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Stoke Wake; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 10 2026 4:19PM
