Monument record MDO40412 - Undated field system, Gussage All Saints and Moor Crichel
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Summary
An extensive system of low earthwork banks is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery running for over 2km from Bowerswain House, Gussage All Saints to Gale Cottage, Moor Crichel. The banks appear to form a field system of prehistoric or later medieval/post medieval date. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The probable site of a post medieval extractive pit is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 to the northeast of Mill Hill Lodge, Gussage All Saints (1). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP and has since been levelled (2).
<1> Royal Air Force, 18-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1845 RS 4044-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15688.
<2> Dorset County Council, 2002, Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO13401.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0086 0905 (point) (22 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00NW |
| Civil Parish | Gussage All Saints; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Moor Crichel; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 20 2018 3:47PM
