Monument record MDO39099 - Historic field boundary, Waddon Hill, Stoke Abbott

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Summary

A banked and ditched linear feature on the south side of Waddon Hill, Stoke Abbott, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s. This is considered to represent a possible historic field boundary. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Full Description

What appears to be a banked and ditched linear feature on the south side of Waddon Hill, Stoke Abbott, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1). This is considered to represent a possible historic field boundary, although it may alternatively be natural in origin. The site is not visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (2) as it is under tree cover. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1075 FP 1082-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14843.

<2> Google Earth, 2006, Google Earth vertical photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO14562.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1075 FP 1082-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.

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Location

Grid reference ST 44667 01401 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Stoke Abbott; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 1:45PM

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