Monument record MDO24682 - Sheep Down, possible boundaries or trackways

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Summary

A series of linear banks are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are of uncertain date and function, probably former field boundaries.

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A series of linear banks are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs {1-3} and were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. They are of uncertain date and function but are considered likely to be field boundaries or trackways.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3097-8.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 25-4-1968. NMR OS/68078 005-7.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 60923 89308 (687m by 260m) (11 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW

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Record last edited

Mar 16 2012 4:28AM

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