Monument record MDO31736 - Post medieval enclosure, Povington Heath, Tyneham, Purbeck

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An oval banked enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 on Povington Heath.

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An oval banked enclosure (23m across) is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 on Povington Heath (1). The site is of uncertain date and function, possibly post medieval. It is still partially visible on the most recent Google Earth imagery; it was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/200 1048-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13724.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 1048-9.

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Grid reference Centred SY 88682 83356 (32m by 32m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 1 2016 1:52PM

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