Monument record MDO31739 - Medieval or later cultivation marks, Povington Wood, Tyneham, Purbeck

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Summary

Faint traces of parallel ridging, possibly medieval or later ridge and furrow cultivation, visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of Povington Wood.

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Faint traces of parallel ridging, possibly medieval or later ridge and furrow cultivation, visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of Povington Wood (1-2). The site is now under trees and no longer visible on the most recent Google Earth imagery and was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JAN-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 1032-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 1030-1.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 88866 82357 (160m by 207m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 11 2014 12:42PM

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