Monument record MDO40832 - Possible post medieval trackway, Dogdean, Colehill

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Summary

A ditched linear feature in fields to the northwest of Dogdean, Colehill, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature is considered likely to be a historic trackway of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is possible. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A ditched linear feature in fields to the northwest of Dogdean, Colehill, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The feature is narrow and curvilinear in form and traverses a historic enclosure recorded on the OS 1st Edition map and whose boundaries are potentially medieval in origin (2). It also crosses and post-dates an area of possible medieval ridge and furrow (MDO40809). The feature is presumed to be a historic trackway of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is possible. The site is still open ground on current Google Earth imagery but there has been much recent re-use and boundary changes and the feature is no longer visible. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/uk/1893 RS 4103-4.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0154 0179 (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

May 1 2018 1:45PM

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