Monument record MDO38976 - Post medieval draiange features, Whitchurch Bridge, Whitchurch Canonicorum

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Summary

A scatter of linear ditched features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948, to the north east of Whitchurch Bridge, Whitchurch Canonicorum. The features are considered to be associated with post medieval drainage and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A scatter of linear ditched features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948, to the north east of Whitchurch Bridge, Whitchurch Canonicorum (1). The features are considered to be associated with post medieval drainage and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP. They are still visible as extant scarps on recent Google Earth imagery (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4177-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2010. Vertical Aerial Photograph.

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Location

Grid reference SY 39129 95587 (point) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY39NE
Civil Parish Whitchurch Canonicorum; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 1:26PM

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