Monument record MDO3759 - Lynchets east of Norton Wood, Durweston

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Summary

Banked linears are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery in the field to the east of Norton Wood and north of Norton Lane. The features considered likely to be prehistoric field boundaries wth possible medieval reuse. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

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Banked linears are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery in the field to the east of Norton Wood and north of Norton Lane [2]. The features considered likely to be prehistoric field boundaries wth possible medieval reuse. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 91.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 853 089 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Durweston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 013 012 A
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Durweston 12

Record last edited

Nov 22 2022 5:49PM

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