Monument record MWX3976 - Old chalk pit by Newlands Farm, West Lulworth

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Summary

Old chalk pit marked on the first edition of the OS map and visible on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

Old chalk pit marked on the first edition of the OS map (1) Also marked on the second edition (2). The pit is visible as low earthworks aerial photographsb taken in 1946 (3) and is still faintly visible on the latest Google Earth imagery. The feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2435-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13745.

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  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2435-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 80697 81027 (18m by 17m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY88SW
Civil Parish West Lulworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 025 088

Record last edited

Aug 19 2015 1:02PM

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