Monument record MDO46947 - Post medieval drainage system, Morden

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Summary

Ditched linear features within fields to the east of Morden are visible within as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are considered to be part of a drainage system of probable post medieval date. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Ditched linear features within fields to the east of Morden are visible within as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs [1, 2]. The features are considered to be part of a drainage system of probable post medieval date. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. Some of the features are still visible on 2022 Google Earth imagery, with others presently under tree cover.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3076.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4136.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9196 9547 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Morden; Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 10 2023 10:33AM

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