Monument record MDO37963 - Historic field boundaries, Whitcombe Coppice, Beaminster

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Summary

A series of field banks and lynchets is visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on the steep northeast facing slopes to the southwest of Whitcombe Coppice. The features are undated but likely to be of medieval or later date. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A series of field banks and lynchets is visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on the steep northeast facing slopes to the southwest of Whitcombe Coppice (1-2). The features are undated but likely to be of medieval or later date. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2002. Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph. SY4800.ecw.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4800_dtm_1m.asc.

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Location

Grid reference ST 48503 00498 (point) (143 map features)
Map sheet ST40SE
Civil Parish Beaminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 3:18PM

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