Monument record MDO41694 - Historic enclosure, Leonard's Common, West Moors

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A large rectilinear enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in the 1940's on Leonard' Common. It is 130m by 95m in size and appears to underlie the features described in MDO41652. It is considered to be of medieval or post medieval date and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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A large rectilinear enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in the 1940's on Leonard' Common (1-3). It is 130m by 95m in size and appears to underlie the features described in MDO41652. It is considered to be of medieval or post medieval date and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA187 RP 3053-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3113-4.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RP 3227-8.

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Grid reference SU 0940 0246 (point) (13 map features)
Map sheet SU00SE
Civil Parish West Moors; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 10 2018 10:32AM

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