Monument record MDO38413 - Historic cultivation marks and field boundaries, Verse Farm, Symondsbury
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Summary
Parallel cultivation marks with associated field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948, to the west of New Street Lane, Verse Farm. The features are considered to be cultivation marks or ridge and furrow of medieval or later date, they have since been levelled and partially destroyed by the A35 trunk road. The features were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
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Full Description
Parallel cultivation marks with associated field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948, to the west of New Street Lane, Verse Farm (1). The features are considered to be cultivation marks or ridge and furrow of medieval or later date, they have since been levelled and partially destroyed by the A35 trunk road. The features were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3168-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14702.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO14702 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3168-9.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 45021 92642 (point) (9 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SE |
| Civil Parish | Symondsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 26 2019 9:31AM
