Monument record MDO38828 - Historic field boundary, Higher Sminhay Farm, Marshwood

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Summary

A bank and ditched field boundary is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the west of Higher Sminhay Farm. It is considered likely to be of medieval or post medieval date and was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A bank and ditched field boundary is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the west of Higher Sminhay Farm (1). It is considered likely to be of medieval or post medieval date and was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP. The boundary is followed by a trackway as marked on the OS 1st edition map, it has since been levelled and is visible as cropmarks on recent Google Earth imagery (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1411-2.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2010. Vertical Aerial Photograph.

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Location

Grid reference SY 38691 99087 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY39NE
Civil Parish Marshwood; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 11:59AM

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