Monument record MDO25612 - Rodden, field boundaries or drainage ditches

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Cultivation marks of medieval or later date, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north-west of Higher Farm, Rodden.

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Cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-2} to the north-west of Higher Farm, Rodden. The parallel features may be of medieval origin although a later post medieval or even 20th century origin cannot be ruled out. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4291-2.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4290-1.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6099 8466 (415m by 151m) (8 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2012 5:27AM

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