A group of linear banks and ditches visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. They appear to respect the modern field pattern and are considered likely to be field boundaries or drainage ditches of medieval or later date.
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A group of linear banks and ditches visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-4}. The features appear to respect the modern field pattern and are considered likely to be field boundaries or drainage ditches of medieval or later date. They were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (4)
<1> SDO11909
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1067-9.
<2> SDO11898
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3291-2.
<3> SDO11913
Aerial Photograph: 1-2-1968. MAL 68052-3.
Centred SY 60686 85644 (527m by 358m) (15 map features)
Map sheet
SY68NW
Civil Parish
Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 30 2020 7:38PM
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