Monument record MDO24575 - Cultivation marks, Upton Fort, Osmington

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A series of parallel cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs in the fields surrounding Upton Fort coastal battery. The features are probably of post medieval origin.

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A series of parallel cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs in the fields surrounding Upton Fort coastal battery {1}. The features are probably of post medieval origin and were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 18-JAN-1962, RAF 58/4878 0083-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11918.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-JAN-1962. RAF 58/4878 0083-4.

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Grid reference Centred SY 7409 8157 (585m by 381m) (16 map features)
Map sheet SY78SW
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Sep 6 2024 4:33PM

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