Monument record MDO37426 - Post medieval field boundaries, Vearse Farm, Symondsbury

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Summary

A banked field boundary of medieval or later date is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery at the junction of New Street Lane and Broad Lane to the southwest of Vearse Farm. It runs for 230m and forms the southern boundary of a series of earthwork hollows and mounds which may be man-made lynchets or natural features. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.

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Full Description

A banked field boundary of medieval or later date is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery at the junction of New Street Lane and Broad Lane to the southeast of Vearse Farm. It runs for 230m and forms the southern boundary of a series of earthwork hollows and mounds which may be man-made lynchets or natural features. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project, it has partially been destroyed by the construction of a picnic area. (1)


<1> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM, sy4592sw_dtm_50cm.asc (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4592sw_dtm_50cm.asc.

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Location

Grid reference SY 4529 9227 (point) (256 map features)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 2:06PM

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