Monument record MDO41260 - Post medieval drainage ditches, Knighton House, Poole
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Summary
Ditched linear features to the northeast of Knighton House are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are presumed to be a post medieval drainage ditches that link in to a long post medieval drainage channel recorded on the OS 1st Edition map.They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ditched linear features to the northeast of Knighton House is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1 and 2).
The features comprise a series of shorter and longer sections of linear ditches that link in with a long curvilinear drainage channel recorded on the OS 1st Edition map (3). The features are presumed to also be drainage ditches of probable post medieval date.
The site is still open ground on current Google Earth imagery. The features are still partly visible on a 2014 aerial photograph (4). They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO16079 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 08-MAR-45. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3026-7.
- <2> SDO16083 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FP 1156-7.
- <3> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO14101 Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0560 9786 (point) (11 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jan 6 2020 10:38AM