Monument record MDO30388 - Historic field system, East Knighton, Winfrith Newburgh

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Summary

A system of perpendicular low linear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 2010 lidar between Newburgh Farm and Shilling Plot. They are considered to be the remains of a medieval (or earlier) field system.

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A system of perpendicular low linear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 2010 lidar between Newburgh Farm and Shilling Plot. They are considered to be the remains of a medieval (or earlier) field system (1-2). They were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 V1 0126-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8213 8514 (722m by 431m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2014 4:27PM

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