Monument record MDO25965 - New Barn Down, enclosure

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Summary

A small square enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1942. It is possibly a stock enclosure although a WWII military origin cannot be ruled out.

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A small square enclosure, 12m across, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1942. It is possibly a stock enclosure although a WWII military origin cannot be ruled out {1}. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-APR-1942. RAF/AC36 (V) 63-4.

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Grid reference Centred SY 5961 8325 (21m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2010 12:35PM

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