Monument record MDO7076 - Prehistoric or historic trackways or drainage ditches, Middlebere Farm, Arne
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Summary
A group of linear ditches are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs south-east of Middlebere Farm. They are considered likely to be the remains of trackways or drainage ditches of probable historic origin. A possible Neolithic hengiform monument lies within these features (MDO28974), so that an earlier, prehistoric origin for these features cannot be ruled out.
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Full Description
Linear earthworks visible on AP at Middlebere farm (owned by National Trust), perhaps field boundaries or ditches for drainage. Occasionally ploughed field in ley pasture. See DCC//1972//2044 253107. (1)
A group of linear ditches are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs south-east of Middlebere Farm (2-5). They are considered likely to be the remains of trackways or drainage ditches of probable historic origin. A possible Neolithic hengiform monument lies within these features (MDO28974), so that an earlier, prehistoric origin for these features cannot be ruled out either. They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). Some of these features are still visible as cropmarks on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (6).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX8285 Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.
- <2> SDO12755 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1019-20.
- <3> SDO12768 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAY-1952. RAF/540/723 F10 5060.
- <4> SDO12770 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 07-MAR-1971. OS/71005 017-18.
- <5> SDO12769 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-OCT-1971. RAF/39/3812 0085-86.
- <6> SDO12686 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2013. Google Earth 2013.
- <7> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 368.
- <8> SWX1394 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1992. Middlebere, Corfe Castle Estate, Dorset. Wessex Region. 19.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 971 860 (584m by 476m) (75 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NE |
| Civil Parish | Arne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 002 067
Record last edited
Oct 4 2021 4:25PM