Monument record MDO39450 - Medieval or later pillow mound, Alderholt Common, Alderholt

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Summary

Undated ring ditch. One of several features visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 on Alderholt Common. Possible site of a medieval or later pillow mound. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Full Description

Undated ring ditch 14m across. One of several features visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 on Alderholt Common (1). Possible site of a medieval or later pillow mound. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The site has since been ploughed (2) and the features are no longer visible on recent digital imagery (3).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3050-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-SEP-1979. OS/79120 V 260-1.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.

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Location

Grid reference SU 11722 11499 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU11SW
Civil Parish Alderholt; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2017 11:32AM

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