Monument record MDO37427 - Post medieval field boundaries and cultivation marks, Vearse Farm, Symondsbury

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Bank and ditched field boundaries are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery in the vicinity of Vearse Farm. The features are considered likely to be post medieval in origin. They are associated with parallel cultivation marks which probably relate to the orchard plantations marked on the OS 1st edition map. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.

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Bank and ditched field boundaries are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery in the vicinity of Vearse Farm. The features are considered likely to be post medieval in origin. They are associated with parallel cultivation marks which probably relate to the orchard plantations marked on the OS 1st edition map. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project (1).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4592se_dtm_50cm.asc and sy4592ne_dtm_50cm.asc.

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Grid reference SY 4555 9254 (point) (17 map features)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 2:06PM

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