Monument record MDO39475 - Medieval or later pillow mound, Alderholt
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Summary
Possible site of a medieval or later pillow mound. The feature is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Possible site of a medieval or later pillow mound. The feature is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. This is an elogated mound orientated roughly east-west, it is 20m by 8m with a flanking ditch. The features is probably still extant but under trees on recent imagery (2).
<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4052-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15439.
<2> GetMapping, 2014, Digital vertical aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDO14101.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 10585 12493 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU11SW |
| Civil Parish | Alderholt; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 27 2017 9:49AM
