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Monument record TQ 96 SE 51 - Chalk pit, near Barrow Green, Teynham
Summary
Adjacent to the railway line near Barrow Green, this collapsed chalk pit bells out into a chamber. Pick marks have been noted in the walls. It may be connected to a shallow chalk pit ten metres to the north.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 952 633 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | TEYNHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
Collapsed chalk well found adjacent to railway line near Barrow Green, Teynham TQ 953 633. Shaft bells out into a chamber, both being some 7.5m deep. Pickmarks noted in the chalk walls. Shaft not capped and suggested the colapsed hole not the entrance but connected to a chalk pit (a shallow earthwork) some 10m North. The chamber is part filled by collapsed roof material and periodically floods. (1)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, P Rapley Chalkwell at Teynham (KURG Research Report 1995 p.13) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. P Rapley Chalkwell at Teynham (KURG Research Report 1995 p.13).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 20 2011 1:17PM