Monument record MDO42833 - Medieval ridge and furrow, Blastmoor Hill, Maiden Newton

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Summary

Curvilinear ridges and ditches of probable medieval ridge and furrow cultivation are visible as cropmarks on 1940s aerial photographs on Blastmoor Hill, Maiden Newton. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

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Curvilinear ridges and ditches of probable medieval ridge and furrow cultivation are visible as cropmarks on 1940s aerial photographs on Blastmoor Hill, Maiden Newton (1). The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. They are no longer visible on current Google Earth imagery.


<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-48, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4275-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16843.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-48. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4275-6.

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Grid reference SY 6100 9702 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY69NW
Civil Parish Maiden Newton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2020 1:14PM

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