Monument record MDO46942 - Post medieval drainage system, West Park Farm, Lytchett Matravers

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Summary

Part of a post medieval drainage system to the southeast of West Park Farm, Lytchett Matravers, is visible as ditched linear earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Part of a post medieval drainage system to the southeast of West Park Farm, Lytchett Matravers, is visible as ditched linear earthworks and cropmarks on 1940s aerial photographs [1]. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. Some of the features are still visible as cropmarks on 2022 Google Earth imagery [2].

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3076.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01/01/2022. Google Earth 2022.

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Grid reference SY 9285 9626 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Lytchett Matravers; Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2023 5:13PM

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