Monument record MDO40497 - Historic field boundaries, Purewell

Ditched and banked linear and curvilinear features on the east side of Stoney Lane, Purewell, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are considered likely to be historic field boundaries of possible medieval and/or post medieval origin. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ditched and banked linear and curvilinear features on the east side of Stoney Lane, Purewell, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).

The features predominantly align with historic field boundaries present on the OS 1st Edition map (2), with some shorter perpendicular linears forming smaller enclosures within the historic field divisions. The field pattern in this area is probably of medieval origin, with a series of narrow historic fields on the OS 1st Edition map indicating possible post medieval enclosure of former medieval strip field. The features are therefore considered likely to be historic field boundaries of possible medieval and/or post medieval origin.

The features are partially under redeveloped land and 20th century road improvements on a 2014 aerial photograph but where still within open fields the boundaries are still visible as low earthworks (3). They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 V 5017-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15405.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

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

Record last edited

Mar 26 2018 3:55PM