Monument record MDO30596 - Post medieval drainage ditches, Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin

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Summary

A linear bank and ditch feature are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of what is now Broomhayes, Wareham St Martin. They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval drainage ditches.

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A linear bank and ditch feature are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of what is now Broomhayes, Wareham St Martin (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval drainage ditches. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project, having since been built over by modern development.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-JUN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2150 4162-63.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2049-50.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9534 9213 (171m by 181m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Civil Parish Wareham St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2014 1:13PM

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