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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NE 377
Type of record:Monument
Name:Chalk pit at Spratling court, Manston

Summary

A chalk pit was formerly located near Spratling Court. It is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The boundary is visible on the later edition maps. The extent of the pit can be seen on a 2009 edition of Google Earth.


Grid Reference:TR 3552 6614
Map Sheet:TR36NE
Parish:MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1858 AD? (once between))

Full description

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Boundary marked on OS 6" 1st ed (1872) and named 'Old Chalk Pit' on 2nd ed (1899). Marked and not named on 3rd ed (1908). (1) The extent of the pit can be seen on a 2009 edition of Google Earth.


<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 269 (Chart). SKE6452.

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<1>Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 269.