Monument record MDO40514 - Historic trackways, Winkton Common, Burton

Ditched linear earthworks on Winkton Common to the west of Burton are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are considered to be trackways of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is possible. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ditched linear earthworks on Winkton Common to the west of Burton are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1 and 2).

The features comprise a long curving linear that follows the bend in the river, along with a series of shorter linears inter-connecting between historic field boundaries. The features are considered to be trackways of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is possible.

The features remain visible on current Google Earth imagery. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4219-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15410.

<2> Royal Air Force, 28-MAY-47, RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RP 3277-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15414.

Record last edited

Mar 27 2018 2:47PM