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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 340 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk pit at Crispe Farm, Acol |
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Summary
A post-medieval chalk pit was formerly located at Crispe Farm, on the South side of the Crispe road, 500m to the east of Acol. This feature is not present on the Ordnance Survey 1st ed map (c.1861). It is marked on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1895) as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The outline of this pit is marked on the 3rd and 4th edition maps (c.1905 - 1940) however nothing is now visible at the site.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3019 6750 |
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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 - 1861 AD? to 1895 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 map (1898). Disused by 3rd ed (1908). (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 285 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 285. |
