Monument record MDO40787 - Post medieval trackways, Canford Hill, Colehill

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Summary

Ditched linear features on the southeast side of Canford Hill, Colehill, are visible on aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features are presumed to be trackways of post medieval date and were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ditched linear features on the southeast side of Canford Hill, Colehill, are visible on aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (1-3). The features comprise a series of narrow rectilinear ditches that cross two fields in closely parallel rows heading northwest and north east. They are crossed by a later, probably post medieval or early modern boundary feature. The features are presumed to be trackways of probable post medieval origin. The features are under trees on current Google Earth imagery and not visible. Theywere digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4106-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-47. RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RP 3235-6.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0481 0115 (point) (12 map features)
Map sheet SU00SW
Civil Parish Colehill; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment

Record last edited

Apr 27 2018 11:32AM

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