Monument record MDO38459 - Post medieval drainage features and field boundaries, Colway Manor, Lyme Regis

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Summary

A series of parallel ditched linear features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1963 to the east of the River Lyme at Colway Manor. They are considered to be drainage ditches associated with the orchard which is marked at this location on the OS 1st edition map. The features are associated with a number of field boundary fragments and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Full Description

A series of parallel ditched linear features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1963 to the east of the River Lyme at Colway Manor (1). They are considered to be drainage ditches associated with the orchard which is marked at this location on the OS 1st edition map (2). The features are associated with a number of field boundary fragments and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1963. RAF 58/5607 F22 0329-30.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 33694 93066 (point)
Map sheet SY39SW
Civil Parish Lyme Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 9:37AM

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