Monument record MDO42804 - Post medieval water meadow, Cruxton, Maiden Newton

The remains of a post medieval water meadow is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery on the east side of Cruxton, Maiden Newton. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

The remains of a post medieval water meadow is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery on the east side of Cruxton, Maiden Newton (1,2). A series of linear drainage ditches and two sluices are visible on 1948 aerial photographs, linking in to larger drainage channels, the majority of which are recorded on the OS 1st Edition map (3). Some of the features remain visible on current Lidar imagery (2).

The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-48, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4273-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16839.

<2> Environment Agency, XX-XXX-2019, LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN (Photograph). SDO16524.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Record last edited

Nov 9 2020 3:50PM