Chalk pit located on 1st and 2nd ed OS 6" maps, nr Gore Street. Expansion of the site is present on 3rd ed OS map. 1930s ed unavailable.

A post medieval chalk pit was formerly located to the west of Monkton, on the parish boundary near Gore Street. It is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps (c.1861 to 1896) as 'Old Chalk Pit'. On the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1905-1922) the area appears to have been extended, apparently indicating a new phase of extraction at the site. The site appears to have fallen out of use by the release of the 4th edition Ordnance Survey map of c.1931-40. The area is now under fields and the site is no longer visible. (1)

Mile Road chalk pit of post-medieval date was visible as an earthwork on RAF/106G/UK/1378 V 5087 04-APR-1946. It was recorded as a levelled earthwork on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-3)

<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 212 (Chart). SKE6452.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1378 V 5087 04-APR-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.