Monument record MDO44269 - Medieval or post medieval field boundaries, Shapwick

Bank and ditched field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947 to the north of Piccadilly Lane, Shapwick. They are considered to be of medieval or post medieval date and some have since been plough-levelled. The site was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

Bank and ditched field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947 [1-2] to the north of Piccadilly Lane, Shapwick. They are considered to be of medieval or post medieval date and some have since been plough-levelled [3]. The site was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4093 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18455.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FP 1104 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18432.

<3> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

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Sep 4 2022 7:38PM