Monument record MDO40969 - Probable post medieval field boundaries, Petersham Farm, Gaunts, Holt

Ditched linear features to the northeast of Petersham Farm are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features are presumed to be historic field boundaries of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is possible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ditched linear features to the northeast of Petersham Farm are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).

The features are predominantly narrow and rectilinear in form. The pattern of historic enclosure within which these features sit includes field boundaries that are irregular and curvilinear in form, suggesting a probable medieval origin, but with some straighter rectilinear boundaries sub-dividing these, indicating some post medieval re-organisation (2). The rectilinear character of the features suggests these are historic field boundaries of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is possible.

The site is still fields on current Google Earth imagery, but with significant historic boundary removal. The features are no longer visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4185-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15984.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Record last edited

May 16 2018 11:30AM