Monument record MDO30326 - Medieval field boundaries and ridge and furrow, Portway, Winfrith Newburgh

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Summary

A rectilinear series of ditched field boundaries with associated parallel cultivation marks are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947. The features are considered to be the remains of a medieval field system. They lie on the site of MDO8320 previously listed as House Platforms and are presumably associated although no sign of house platforms were identified.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A rectilinear series of ditched field boundaries with associated parallel cultivation marks are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 (1). The features are considered to be the remains of a medieval field system. They lie on the site of MDO8320 previously listed as House Platforms and are presumably associated although no sign of house platforms were identified. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. There is no sign of the features on the latest Google Earth imagery (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1042-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8081 8538 (325m by 195m) (11 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 19 2015 3:02PM

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