Monument record MDO58 - Oval cropmark, Abbotsbury

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Summary

Crop-mark of regular, elongated oval ditch. Not visible on RAF air photos held at DCC.

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Crop-mark of regular, elongated oval ditch. Doubtful. FR37/13. <2> Subsequent photographs show this 'enclosure' as suspiciously regular, possibly caused by some sort of agricultural activity. Not visible on RAF air photos held at DCC. <3>

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR 37/13.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1991. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990. 112. 128.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475/4275. SY5785.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5737 8515 (point)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 059

Record last edited

Jan 27 2016 12:11PM

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