Monument record MDO29808 - Post medieval extractive pits, field boundary and trackways, Little Francis, Weymouth

A group of dispersed extractive pits, trackways and a possible field bank are visible on aerial photographs of Little Francis, Weymouth taken in the 1940's. It is considered probable these features are of a post medieval origin.

A group of dispersed extractive pits, trackways and a possible field bank are visible on aerial photographs of Little Francis, Weymouth taken in the 1940's (1-3). It is considered probable these features are of a post medieval origin. They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are still visible as earthworks and cropmarks on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5448-49 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13092.

<2> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 5161-62 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13091.

<3> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 5144-45 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13093.

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Nov 12 2013 2:46PM