Monument record MDO44809 - 20th century chalk pit, Tarrant Launceston
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Summary
A large irregular chalk pit is visible as earthworks at Tarrant Launceston on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is not recorded on pre-war historic mapping and is likely to be early 20th century in date. The feature partially encroaches onto the site of a medieval/post medieval chapel (MDO5038). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A large irregular chalk pit is visible as earthworks at Tarrant Launceston on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The feature is not recorded on pre-war historic mapping and is likely to be early 20th century in date. The feature partially encroaches onto the site of a medieval/post medieval chapel (MDO5038). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2152 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18054.
<2> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9393 0985 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Launceston; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 21 2022 3:12PM
