Monument record MDO39584 - Post medieval or early 20th century drainage and field boundaries, Pithouse Farm, Hurn, Christchurch

A series of post medieval or early 20th century drainage channels and possible ditched field boundaries to the north of Pithouse Farm are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

A series of post medieval or early 20th century drainage channels and possible ditched field boundaries to the north of Pithouse Farm are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).

The features comprise linear parallel and intersecting ditches, some of which may represent former field boundaries rather than drainage.

A number of the ditches are still visible on current Google Earth imagery (2). The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4173 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15500.

<2> Google Earth, 2017, Google Earth 2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15388.

Record last edited

Oct 3 2017 11:10AM