Monument record MDO30748 - Medieval or later trackways, Primrose Hill, Worth Matravers

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Summary

A group of linear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945, running roughly north-south at Primrose Hill. They are considered to be trackways of medieval or later date.

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A group of linear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945, running roughly north-south at Primrose Hill. They are considered to be trackways of medieval or later date. (1-2). The features are still partially extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery and were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/187 4005-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/187 4008-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9868 7946 (196m by 228m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 1 2014 12:56PM

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