Monument record MDO40364 - Potential medieval or later ridge and furrow, Rookshill Farm,Holt
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Summary
Parallel cultivation marks are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 to the south of Holt Wood, Rookshill Farm. The features run under and obliquely to the modern field pattern and may be of medieval (or later) date. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Full Description
Parallel cultivation marks are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 to the south of Holt Wood, Rookshill Farm (1). The features run under and obliquely to the modern field pattern and may be of medieval (or later) date. They lie just within within the boundary of the medieval deer park (MDO5758) and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4082-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15787.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO15787 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4082-3.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0305 0565 (point) (11 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00NW |
| Civil Parish | Holt; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 19 2018 8:55AM
