Monument record MDO38785 - Post medieval cultivation marks, Guppy Plantation, Wootton Fitzpaine
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Summary
Parallel ridging is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the east of Guppy Plantation. The features are considered to be historic in date, possibly medieval or later cultivation marks or plantation ridging. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Parallel ridging is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the east of Guppy Plantation (1). The features are considered to be historic in date, possibly medieval or later cultivation marks or plantation ridging. The features were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP. They have since been plough-levelled and the ridging is no longer visible on recent Google Earth imagery (2).
<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4206-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14792.
<2> Google Earth, 2008, Digital Vertical Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO14816.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 36411 96964 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39NE |
| Civil Parish | Wootton Fitzpaine; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 26 2019 11:52AM
