Monument record MDO40996 - Possible post medieval trackway, Woodcutts Farm Cottages, Hinton

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Summary

A ditched linear feature to the east of Woodcutts Farm Cottages is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature is considered likely to be a historic trackway of probable post medieval date. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A ditched linear feature to the east of Woodcutts Farm Cottages is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The feature is faint and poorly defined but appears to align northeast to southwest, runing from the northeast corner of a field adjacent to a historic footpath recorded on the OS 1st Edition map towards a field edge adjacent toWoodcutts Lane in the southwest (1 and 2). The feature is considered likely to be a historic trackway of possible post medieval date. The site is still open ground on current Google Earth imagery but 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. 17-JAN-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4186-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2002. Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0178 0483 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU00SW
Civil Parish Hinton Martell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

May 17 2018 3:34PM

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