Monument record MDO40821 - Post medieval drainage system, Colehill Lane, Colehill

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Summary

A series of ditched linear features to the northwest of Colehill Lane, Colehill, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are presumed to be a drainage system of probable post medieval date. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Full Description

A series of ditched linear features to the northwest of Colehill Lane, Colehill, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The features comprise a seris of interlinking rectilinear ditches that are presumed to be part of a post medieval drainage system. The site is still fields and some features are still visible on current Google Earth imagery. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3158-9.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0279 0189 (point) (4 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 30 2018 3:47PM

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