Monument record MDO50438 - Post medieval chalk pit, Hilton
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A post medieval chalk pit is visible as a ditched earthwork to the southwest of Rawlsbury Camp, Hilton, on aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery (CCC undated; RAF 1947; EA 2018). The feature is recorded as an old chalk pit on the OS Epoch 1 25 inch map (OS c1880). It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.
Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA200 FP 1084 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21692.
Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.
Crawford, O G S, XX-XXX-XXXX, CCC/11752 1154 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21697.
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.
- --- SDO21692 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA200 FP 1084.
- --- SDO21697 Aerial Photograph: Crawford, O G S. XX-XXX-XXXX. CCC/11752 1154.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 7660 0564 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Hilton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 11 2026 4:25PM
