Monument record MDO24187 - Ridge and furrow, Portesham

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Summary

Parallel cultivation marks are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the west of Portesham. They are considered likely to be the levelled remains of medieval ridge and furrow.

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Parallel cultivation marks are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the west of Portesham (Ordnance Survey 1984). They are considered likely to be the levelled remains of medieval ridge and furrow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


21-APR-1984, NMR OS/84038 417-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11721.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: 21-APR-1984. NMR OS/84038 417-8.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5932 8562 (187m by 220m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2026 2:47PM

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