Monument record MDO42995 - Possible medieval ridge and furrow, Woolcombe, Melbury Bubb

Areas of curvilinear ridges and ditches are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs to the southeast of Woolcombe, Melbury Bubb. The features may be those of medieval ridge and furrow, although some features may alternatively have a natural geological origin. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

Areas of curvilinear ridges and ditches are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs to the southeast of Woolcombe, Melbury Bubb (1). The features are typically broad and curvilinear in character and may be those of medieval ridge and furrow. One area in the south of the group at ST 60122 04524is located within a naturally formed geological hollow and may comprise features of natural origin.

The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. They are no longer visible on current Google Earth imagery.

<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-48, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3367-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17002.

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