Monument record MDO25639 - Strip lynchets on Hewish Hill, Portesham

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Summary

Fragments of a ditch and banked field system of medieval or post medieval origin, visible as earthwork on aerial photographs on Hewish Hill.

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Fragments of an extensive ditch and banked field system of medieval or post medieval origin, visible as earthwork on aerial photographs on Hewish Hill {1-3}. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3327-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6455-6.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 01-FEB-1968. MAL 6804 056-7.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6437 8410 (671m by 945m) (21 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2016 2:10PM

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