Monument record MDO30094 - Post medieval drainage ditches, Newport, Bloxworth

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Summary

A group of parallel linear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, located in a field to the south of Bloxworth. They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval drainage ditches.

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Full Description

A group of parallel linear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (1), located in a field to the south of Bloxworth. They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval drainage ditches. They were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are not visible on the most recent aerial imagery available to the project.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 8-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/163 3082-83.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8789 9443 (141m by 219m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY89SE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Dec 13 2013 12:48PM

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