Monument record MDO30458 - Post medieval water meadows, Woodsford

A system of post medieval water meadows is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and as cropmarks on aerial photographs of 2004 to the east of Woodsford.

A system of post medieval water meadows is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and as cropmarks on aerial photographs of 2004 to the east of Woodsford. The earthworks can be seen over an area measuring approximately 380 m by 200 m. The water meadows are probably a continuation of an extensive area to the north (see MDO30457). (1-3) The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2018 3021-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13288.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2018 4044-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13287.

<3> English Heritage, 15-JUN-2004, NMR SY 7790/6 NMR 23489/10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13289.

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Mar 13 2014 2:20PM