Monument record MDO39020 - Historic field boundary, Lewesdon Hill, Burstock

A probable banked and ditched historic field boundary on Lewsdon Hill, Burstock, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s. It is located at the western end of Lewesdon hillfort (MDO532). The boundary is not shown on the OS 1st Edition map and is likely to be post medieval in origin, although an earlier date is possible. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

A probable banked and ditched historic field boundary on Lewsdon Hill, Broadwindsor, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1) and (2). The boundary is slightly curvilinear in form, with a central ditch and a bank either side. It is located at the western end of Lewesdon hillfort (MDO532) and may be associated with it, although a field boundary is the more likely interpretation. The probable boundary is not shown on the OS 1st Edition map but is likely to be post medieval in origin, although an earlier date is possible. The site is still visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (3). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

<1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2407-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14852.

<2> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1083-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14777.

<3> Google Earth, 2006, Google Earth vertical photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO14562.

Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 1:33PM