Monument record MDO6185 - Field system on Lower Common, Verwood
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Summary
Earthworks forming roughly rectangular closes cover around 60 acres of the common. The closes vary from 2 to 10 acres and are bounded by low banks and ditches. Single closes are recorded on the western part of the common while larger, continuous groups are recorded elsewhere. They are thought to be late medieval and post-medieval in date, but not all of the same date, and to have been abandoned by 1811. The features were digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The features were digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Stour NMP <2-3>. The site was plough-levelled by 1966 and is now partially under a modern solar farm <4>.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 74.
- <2> SDO15667 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2101 RS 4260-1.
- <3> SDO15672 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 16-MAY-1966. OS/66062 V 029-30.
- <4> SDO14101 Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 212964.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 100 060 (point) (75 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU10NW |
| Civil Parish | Verwood; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 022 057
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NE 21
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 212964
Record last edited
Feb 17 2023 9:37AM