Monument record MDO50174 - Medieval or post medieval trackways, Cheselbourne

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Summary

A series of parallel ditched trackways are visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs running east west to the south of Cheselbourne Mill. They follow the line of a trackway marked on the OS 1st edition map and are considered to be of medieval or post medieval origin. The features were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A series of parallel ditched trackways are visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs running east west to the south of Cheselbourne Mill. They follow the line of a trackway marked on the OS 1st edition map and are considered to be of medieval or post medieval origin. The features were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.
(OS 1995, HEA 2022)


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 13-MAR-1995, OS/95033 109 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21596.

<3> Historic England Archive, 11-AUG-2022, HEA 35651/043 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21644.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 13-MAR-1995. OS/95033 109.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 11-AUG-2022. HEA 35651/043.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7729 0035 (point)
Map sheet ST70SE
Civil Parish Cheselbourne; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Feb 1 2026 7:22PM

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