Monument record MDO39768 - 19th or early 20th century cultivation marks, Horton Heath, Horton

Parallel cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 in the vicinity of Nettle Tree Farm, Horton Common. They are considered to be post medieval or early 20th century in origin and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

Parallel cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 in the vicinity of Nettle Tree Farm, Horton Common (1). They are considered to be post medieval or early 20th century in origin and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The site has since been remodelled with paddocks and buildings (2), only a small area was still extant in 2002 (3).

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4086-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15548.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 14-JUN-1981, OS/81016 V 08102 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15618.

<3> Dorset County Council, 2002, Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO13401.

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Jan 23 2018 7:30PM