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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 331 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Thorne Hill chalk pit, Minster parish |
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Summary
A Chalk pit was formerly located near Thorne Farm. 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.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3347 6508 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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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 located on 1st and 2nd ed OS 6" maps, sheet 37. Boundary marked on 3rd ed 1908 map. Disused by 1930s revised ed. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 234 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 234. |
