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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 379 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk pit at Updown Farm, Margate |
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Summary
A chalk pit was once in use at Updown Farm. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd edition maps (c.1858-1898) as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The boundary is marked on the later editions and is still visible at the site.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3620 6899 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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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 and 3rd edition maps, and named 'Old Chalk Pit' on 2nd edition. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 271 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 271. |
