Monument record MDO5005 - Racecourse on Blandford Race Down
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Summary
A curvilinear banked feature visible as an earthwork on Blandford Down on a 1928 aerial photograph may be part of the former post medieval racecourse. The feature forms a curving line from west to east then curves north, the total distance visible being just over 1km. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
Depicted as an earthwork on earlier Ordnance Survey maps but no traces visible when visited in 1995. <1>
Also DSMR 2 061 044
A curvilinear banked feature visible as an earthwork on Blandford Down on a 1928 aerial photograph may be part of the former post medieval racecourse [2]. The feature forms a curving line from west to east then curves north, the total distance visible being just over 1km. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 921 086 (1257m by 1068m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Hinton; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Launceston; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Monkton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 058 072
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 060 067
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 061 044
Record last edited
Nov 25 2022 9:40AM