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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 337 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Mount Pleasant chalk pit, Minster parish |
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Summary
A post medieval chalk pit and limekilns were formerly located at Mount Pleasant. The pit and one limekiln are marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map of c.1871 - 1872. On the 2nd edition map (c. 1896 - 1898) there are two limekilns marked, whilst on the third edition (c. 1906) these are marked as "Old Limekilns". The chalk pit is disused by the 4th edition map (c.1931 - 1940).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3106 6586 |
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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 to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1931 AD? (at some time))
- LIME KILN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1906 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Boundary marked but not named on OS 6" 1st ed (1872). Marked and named 'Chalk Pit' on 2nd ed (1898), and marked, but again unnamed on 3rd ed (1908). Boundary still present on modern maps. Pair of lime kilns marked on 2nd ed map (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 282 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 282. |
