Monument record MDO45820 - Later prehistoric boundary ditch or trackway, Blandford St Mary

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Summary

A sinuous linear ditch is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the west of Thornicombe, Blandford St Mary. It is considered likely to be of prehistoric date, possibly a trackway or boundary ditch, and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project. It runs immediately to the west of the enclosure described in MDO3585.

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A sinuous linear ditch is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the west of Thornicombe, Blandford St Mary <1-2>. It is considered likely to be of prehistoric date, possibly a trackway or boundary ditch, and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project. It runs immediately to the west of the enclosure described in MDO3585.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: J R Boyden. 01-APR-1966. JRB 9713/2 11 A 12.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FP 1094.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8640 0305 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Blandford St Mary; Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 3 2023 6:32PM

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