Monument record MDO29484 - Medieval ridge and furrow, East Holme Range, Tyneham

A group of parallel linear banks and ditches are visible on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery of fields along the cliff edge at East Holme Range. They are considered likely to be the remains of medieval ridge and furrow.

A group of parallel linear banks and ditches are visible on aerial photographs (1) and Lidar imagery (2) of fields along the cliff edge at East Holme Range. They are considered likely to be the remains of medieval ridge and furrow. They may be contemporary with or an addition to medieval strip lynchets located adjacent to the northern edge of these features (MDO8053). These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 F20 3254-55 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12956.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 23-MAR-2008, Lidar (Photograph). SDO12878.

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Sep 6 2024 4:34PM