Monument record MDO31362 - Early modern wood bank or military earthwork, Wool Heath, Affpuddle

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Summary

An early modern wood bank or military earthwork, which may date to between the First World War and the 1930s, is visible as an earthwork on undated aerial photographs (probably 1930s in date) on Wool Heath, Affpuddle. The trackway is located within the Bovington Camp Tank Training Area.

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Full Description

An early modern wood bank or military earthwork, which may date to between the First World War and the 1930s, is visible as an earthwork on undated aerial photographs (probably 1930s in date) on Wool Heath, Affpuddle. The trackway is located within the Bovington Camp Tank Training Area. The earthwork consists of a linear bank, oriented south west-north east, measuring approximately 35 m in length. (1) This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Crawford, O G S, No date, NMR SY 8391/1 CCC/11755 5849 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13605.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Crawford, O G S. No date. NMR SY 8391/1 CCC/11755 5849.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8268 9070 (34m by 24m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY89SW
Civil Parish Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 30 2014 12:26PM

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