Monument record MDO32118 - Prehistoric, medieval or post medieval trackways or field boundaries, Chaldon Herring

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Summary

Field boundaries or trackways which may be of medieval or post medieval date, but may be associated with a prehistoric field system in this area, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1960s at Brimstone Bottom.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Field boundaries or trackways which may be of medieval or post medieval date, but may be associated with a prehistoric field system in this area, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1960s at Brimstone Bottom. The earthworks consist of a narrow linear bank and a narrow scarp, measuring up to 255 m in length. (1-2) The boundaries or trackways are only partly visible on aerial photographs of 2009. (3) These features were digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3272-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-JAN-1962. RAF 58/4878 (F22) 0078-9.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7740 8274 (point) (101 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Chaldon Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 7 2014 8:44AM

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