Monument record MDO39586 - Historic trackways, Cripplestyle, Alderholt

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Summary

A number of trackways are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 running to the north and south of King Barrow. They are considered to be ancient routeways originating in the post medieval, medieval or even earlier periods. They are no longer visible on recent digital photographs. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A number of trackways are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 running to the north and south of King Barrow (1). They are considered to be ancient routeways possibly originating in the post medieval, medieval or even earlier periods. They are no longer visible on recent digital photographs being under scrub vegetation (2). The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4054-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15470.

<2> GetMapping, 2014, Digital vertical aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDO14101.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4054-5.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.

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Location

Grid reference SU 09455 12355 (point) (27 map features)
Map sheet SU01SE
Civil Parish Alderholt; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 3 2017 11:22AM

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