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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 289 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Thorne Farm chalk pit, near Cliffs End, Minster parish |
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Summary
A chalk pit was formerly located in fields near Cliffs End. The site is marked as "Old Chalk Pit" on the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey historic maps (c.1861 - 1898). The boundary of the pit is marked on the 3rd and 4th editions (c.1906 - 1940).
The outline of the pit is still visible today as a small reservoir.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3399 6496 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1860 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Chalk pit boundary indicated on 1st ed 1872 and 2nd ed OS 6" maps, sheet 37. Located on modern map as a reservoir. Boundary marked on 3rd ed 1908 map, and disused by 1930s revised ed. (1). Interestingly shown as the approximate position as indicated on German fortifications map (11.1940), described as "Anlage unbekannter Art". A chalk quarry is visible in 1946 aerial vertical photo .
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 233 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 233. |
