Monument record MDO32120 - Medieval or post medieval trackways, Chaldon Down, Chaldon Herring

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Summary

Medieval or post medieval trackways are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Chaldon Down, Chaldon Herring.

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Full Description

Medieval or post medieval trackways are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Chaldon Down, Chaldon Herring. The trackways are formed of narrow linear ditches, oriented north-south. They are visible over an area measuring approximately 340 m by 150 m. (1) The trackways are not visible on aerial photographs of 2009. (2) This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 21-JAN-1945, RAF 106G/LA/105 1071-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13865.

<2> Dorset County Council, XX-XXX-2009, Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile (Aerial Photograph). SDO13314.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JAN-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 1071-2.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7974 8214 (point) (11 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Chaldon Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 7 2014 9:07AM

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