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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 SW 112
Type of record:Monument
Name:The Elms sand pit, Abbey Green Minster

Summary

A Sand pit was formerly located near the Elms at Abbey Green in the north of Minster. The site is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps (c.1861 - 1898) as "Old Sand Pit". The boundary is still visible on the 3rd and 4th edition maps (c. 1906 - 1940).

Grid Reference:TR 3120 6465
Map Sheet:TR36SW
Parish:MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • SAND PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1860 AD? (at some time))

Full description

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Boundary marked on 1st ed 1872 OS 6" map. Named as 'Old Sand Pit' on 2nd ed 1898, sheet 36 SW. Boundary also marked on 3rd ed 1908. (1)


<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 228 (Chart). SKE6452.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 228.