Monument record MDO38571 - Post medieval or later field boundaries, Swilletts Farm, Stoke Abbott

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Summary

Two post medieval or later banked field boundaries to the west of Swilletts Farm are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Two banked field boundaries to the west of Swilletts Farm are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1). These are not shown on the OS First Edition historic mapping but their form suggests a probable post medieval or later origin. The site is no longer visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (2). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 11 APR 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2409-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14772.

<2> Google Earth, 2006, Google Earth vertical photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO14562.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11 APR 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2409-10.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.

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Location

Grid reference ST 42148 01500 (point) (2 map features)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Stoke Abbott; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 11:21AM

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