Monument record MWX5242 - Possible field system, Portland

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Summary

A possible field system consisting of strip lynchets visible on a 1940s AP. The medieval or post medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1968 and 2009.

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A possible field system consisting of strip lynchets visible on a 1940s AP. (1) The medieval or post medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1968 and 2009. The lynchets are oriented north-south and measure approximately 240 m by 190 m. (2-3) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Digital archive: Anon. 1940. 1940s APs. AP40_367000E_71000N.tif.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Meridian Air Maps Ltd. 01-FEB-1968. MAL 68004/086-7.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8210 8151 (28455m by 22612m) (11 map features)
Map sheet SY88SW
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 1 2013 3:30PM

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