Monument record MDO42488 - Medieval or post medieval cultivation marks, East Chelborough

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Summary

Parallel medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the west of Grexy Cross, East Chelborough. The features were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

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Full Description

Parallel medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation marks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the west of Grexy Cross, East Chelborough [1]. The features were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project. The features appear to have been levelled and the site under pasture on Google Earth photographs takn in 2017 [2] .


<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3375 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16621.

<2> Google Earth, 2017, Google Earth 2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15388.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3375.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2017. Google Earth 2017.

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Location

Grid reference ST 5507 0453 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet ST50SE
Civil Parish East Chelborough; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 14 2020 3:03PM

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