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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 335 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cheeseman Farm caves chalk pit, Acol |
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Summary
The remains of a chalk pit are located at Cheeseman's Farm in the parish of Acol. The pit is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1861) as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The Ordnance Survey historic maps also show two other chalk pits at the farm just to the south of the farm buildings. These features are all marked as 'Old Chalk Pits' on the 1st and 2nd edition maps of c. 1861 -1896. They are visible on the 3rd edition map of c. 1905 but no longer named. Only the chalk pit to the north of the farm buildings is still visible on the modern maps - the site is now a wooded area.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3243 6698 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | ACOL, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Closed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1861 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Not present on OS 6" 1st ed map (1872), but named 'Old Chalk Pit' on 2nd ed (1898). Boundary manrked, but not named on 3rd ed (1908). Known as a 'cave' on modern maps. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 280 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 280. |
