Monument record MDO24104 - Lower Kingston Russell Farm, field system

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Summary

A banked field system with associated cultivation marks of medieval or post medieval date, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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A banked field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the north facing slopes to the south and east of Lower Kingston Russell Farm {1-2}. The fields are associated with cultivation marks and are likely to be of medieval or post medieval date although a earlier origin for some field banks is possible. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3100-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 232/0052-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5798 8918 (1655m by 1612m) (42 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Kingston Russell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450289

Record last edited

Feb 27 2012 1:30AM

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