Monument record MDO41406 - Probable post medieval field boundaries, Parley Court Farm,Hurn

Banked linear features to the southwest of Parley Court Farm, Hurn, are visible on aerial photographs. The features are presumed to be historic field boundaries of probable post medieval origin, although an earlier date is possible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ditched linear features to the southwest of Parley Court Farm, Hurn, are visible on aerial photographs (1-2).

The features are narrow and rectilinear in form. They sub-divide a long narrow irregular historic enclosure recorded on the OS 1st Edition map whose character suggests a probable medieval origin (3). The features are presumed to be historic field boundaries of probable post medieval origin, although an earlier date is also possible.

The site is still open fields on current Google Earth imagery but the features are under tree cover and no longer visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 30-OCT-45, RAF/106G/T/16 FVp1 7054-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16128.

<2> Royal Air Force, 05-SEP-47, RAF/CPE/UK/2289 Fv4 5377-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16127.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Record last edited

Aug 20 2018 12:05PM