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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 334 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk pit at Flete, Margate |
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Summary
A chalk pit was formerly located at Flete. It appears on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition maP as 'Old Chalk Pit' (c.1858-73). The pit is no longer marked on any of the subsequent editions but the adjacent Farm and buildings which are known as 'Chalkhole Farm and Cottages'.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3475 6807 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1858 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Boundary marked next to 'Chalkhole Cottage' on OS 6" 1st ed map (1872). Boundary again marked on 2nd (1898) and 3rd (1908) ed maps. Still known as 'Chalkhole Farm' on modern maps. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 288 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 288. |
