Monument record MDO25451 - Linear banks at Higher Corton, Portesham

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Summary

A group of linear banks of are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {1}. They are considered likely to be the remains of trackways or field boundaries of probable medieval or later date.

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Full Description

A group of linear banks of are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {1}. They are considered likely to be the remains of trackways or field boundaries of probable medieval or later date. These features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 17-1-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11906.

<2> Royal Air Force, 22-1-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11932.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 63147 85914 (286m by 373m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 18 2016 2:19PM

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