Monument record MDO44260 - Medieval ridge and furrow, Spetisbury

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Summary

An area of parallel cultivation marks is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery to the south of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, Spetisbury. It was plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project and is considered likely to be medieval ridge and furrow.

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Full Description

An area of parallel cultivation marks is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery to the south of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, Spetisbury [1]. It was plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project and is considered likely to be medieval ridge and furrow.


<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9198 0159 (point)
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Spetisbury; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 4 2022 2:39PM

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