Monument record MDO30807 - Post medieval or later drainage ditches or trackways, Wareham Common, Wareham Town.

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Summary

A group of linear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery, running north-south across Wareham Common. They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval or later drainage ditches or trackways.

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A group of linear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (1) and Lidar imagery (2), running north-south across Wareham Common. They are considered likely to be the remains of post medieval or later drainage ditches or trackways. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 14-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 236-38.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9074 8734 (435m by 217m) (46 map features)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 3 2014 9:51AM

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