Monument record MDO45642 - Possible medieval ridge and furrow, Lytchett Matravers

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Summary

An area of parallel ridged cultivation marks are visible to the east of Lytchett Matravers as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The features may be those of medieval broad ridge and furrow. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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An area of parallel ridged cultivation marks are visible to the east of Lytchett Matravers as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs [1, 2]. The features may be those of medieval broad ridge and furrow. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. They are no longer visible on 2021 APGB imagery.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4246.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2140.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9562 9572 (point)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Lytchett Matravers; Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 17 2023 3:23PM

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