Monument record MDO42798 - Historic field boundaries, Notton Farm, Maiden Newton

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Summary

Linear banked and ditched features are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs in fields to the northwest of Notton Farm, Maiden Newton. The features are considered likely to be historic field boundaries of possible post medieval date. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

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Linear banked and ditched features are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs in fields to the northwest of Notton Farm, Maiden Newton. The features are considered likely to be historic field boundaries of possible post medieval date. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. Some of the features are still visible on current Google Earth imagery (2).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-48. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4273-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 16-09-2020. Google Earth imagery 2020.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6080 9606 (point) (13 map features)
Map sheet SY69NW
Civil Parish Maiden Newton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 9 2020 1:06PM

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