Monument record MDO30193 - Post medieval trackway, Grant's Plot, East Stoke

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Summary

A linear ditch flanked by banks on either side is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Grant's Plot, Easte Stoke taken in 1945. It is considered likely to be the remains of a post medieval trackway, probably leading to the enclosure shown as Grant's Plot on the 1st and 2nd Edition Historic OS Maps.

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Type and Period (1)

TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

A linear ditch flanked by banks on either side is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Grant's Plot, Easte Stoke taken in 1945 (1). It is considered likely to be the remains of a post medieval trackway, probably leading to the enclosure shown as Grant's Plot on the 1st and 2nd Edition Historic OS Maps (2-3). These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SDO13195 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7053-54.
<2> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
<3> SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred SY 8579 8814 (130m by 51m) (4 map features)
Map sheet	SY88NE
Civil Parish	East Stoke; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 7 2014 1:10PM