Monument record MDO38557 - Historic field boundaries,Higher Newnham Farm, Broadwindsor

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Summary

Two parallel historic ditched field boundaries to the northeast of Newnham Farm are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s. Their regular linear form within a wider enclosure of probable medieval origin may suggest medieval strip field boundaries. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Two parallel ditched field boundaries to the northeast of Newnham Farm are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1). Their regular linear form and parallel arrangement within a wider enclosure of probable medieval origin may suggest medieval strip field boundaries. The site is still faintly visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (2). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11 APR 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2409-10.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.

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Location

Grid reference ST 41853 01896 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Broadwindsor; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 11:19AM

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