Monument record MDO25300 - Martinstown, linear bank

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Summary

Fragments of a linear bank of uncertain date and function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. It is considered most likely to be the remains of a trackway or field boundary of medieval or later date.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Fragments of a linear bank of uncertain date and function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-2}. It is considered most likely to be the remains of a trackway or field boundary of medieval or later date. This feature was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 17-1-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3091-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11887.

<2> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3071-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11873.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3091-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3071-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 64696 88851 (215m by 52m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:11PM

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