Monument record MDO39628 - Post medieval drainage system, Merritown, Hurn, Christchurch

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Summary

Post medieval drainage channels within fields to the southwest of Merritown are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Post medieval drainage channels within fields to the southwest of Merritown are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The features comprise short linear adjoining ditches broadly aligned with the historic field boundaries and draining downslope towards the River Stour to the southwest. The ditched channels are still faintly visible on current Google Earth imagery (2) and were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 30-OCT-45. RAF_106G_T_16 FVp1 7063-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2017. Google Earth 2017.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1140 9684 (point) (12 map features)
Map sheet SZ19NW
Civil Parish Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO39542

Record last edited

Oct 10 2017 11:43AM

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