Monument record MDO25427 - Trackway near Friar Waddon House, Portesham

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Summary

A curvilinear linear ditch and associated bank are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. This feature is of uncertain date and function but is considered most likely to be the remains of a medieval or later trackway.

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Full Description

A curvilinear linear ditch and associated bank are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {1}. This feature is of uncertain date and function but is considered most likely to be the remains of a medieval or later trackway. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project


<1> Royal Air Force, 17-1-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11906.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 63851 85907 (164m by 197m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 18 2016 2:22PM

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