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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 214 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Monkton chalk pit |
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Summary
A chalk pit was previously located to the north east of Monkton. The site is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map of c.1861 as 'Old Chalk Pit'. It is also present on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey of c.1896. The area is visible on later editions but appears to have fallen out of use and is now under woodland.
| Grid Reference: | TR 29180 65151 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1861 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Chalk pit located on 2nd ed 1898 OS 6" map, sheet 37 NW. Present on 3rd ed OS map, but boundary less clear. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 224 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 224. |
