Monument record MDO38914 - Historic field boundaries or trackway, Wootton Fitzpaine

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Summary

A linear ditch and banked feature is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948, running east-westwards for over 400m from Conegar Hill to Wootton Walks. It is possibly a trackway of medieval or later date. The feature was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP, it has since been plough-levelled and is visible as cropmarks.

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A linear ditch and banked feature is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948, running east-westwards for over 400m from Conegar Hill to Wootton Walks (1). It is possibly a trackway of medieval or later date. The feature was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP, it has since been plough-levelled and is visible as cropmarks (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4180-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs. SY3795.ecw.

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Location

Grid reference SY 37426 95456 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY39NE
Civil Parish Wootton Fitzpaine; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 1:17PM

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