Monument record MDO25950 - Chesters Hill, cultivation ridges
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Summary
Extensive cultivation ridges of medieval or post medieval date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on Chesters Hill.
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Extensive cultivation ridges of medieval or post medieval date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on Chesters Hill from Shipmoor Piont to Walls Down {1-2}. The parallel features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3319-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12185.
<2> Royal Air Force, 24-JAN-1942, RAF/S740 5011 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12219.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5846 8338 (1687m by 655m) (27 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58SE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Record last edited
Sep 6 2024 4:33PM
