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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 341 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Old chalk pit, near Woodchurch Cottages, Margate |
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Summary
An old chalk pit and evidence of caves near Woodchurch cottages. The pit is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps as 'Old Chalk Pit' (c.1858-1898). The boundary is visible on the later edition maps.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3292 6802 |
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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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Old chalk pit, nr Woodchurch cottages. Seen on 2nd ed. 6" map, 1899. Marked on 1st ed. map, also the 3rd ed. and modern maps but not named.(1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 300, OS 2nd ed. map 1899 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 300, OS 2nd ed. map 1899. |
