Monument record MDO25335 - Corton Down, cultivation marks

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A group of parallel linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are considered likely to be cultivation marks of post-medieval or later date.

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A group of parallel linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {1-2}. They are considered likely to be cultivation marks of post-medieval or later date. These features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 63408 86520 (168m by 134m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 2 2012 4:58AM

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