Monument record MDO39777 - Post medieval or early 20th century cultivation marks, Horton Common

A series of long fields containing earthworks of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow cultivation marks are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 near Horton Common. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

A series of long fields containing earthworks of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow cultivation marks are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 near Horton Common, Three Legged Cross (1). They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The site had been partially plough-levelled by 1981 (2) but the north-eastern portion of the site remained extant until 2005 (2). Site completely under plough and not visible in 2014/5 (3-4).

<1> Royal Air Force, 29-SEP-1945, RAF 106G/UK/850 V 5018-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15550.

<2> GetMapping, 2005, Digital vertical aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDO12563.

<3> GetMapping, 2014, Digital vertical aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDO14101.

<4> XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO15442.

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Feb 14 2018 4:41PM