Monument record MDO30708 - Prehistoric lynchets, Downshay Wood, Worth Matravers

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Summary

Fragments of lynchets of possible prehistoric date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the east of Downshay Wood.

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Fragments of lynchets of possible prehistoric date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the east of Downshay Wood (1-2). The features may be an extension of those described in MDO30707. They are still extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 287-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 3405.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9817 7920 (181m by 200m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 30 2014 12:37PM

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