Monument record MDO44414 - Medieval broad ridge and furrow, Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

An area of probable medieval broad ridge and furrow cultivation is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the west of St Mary's Church, Tarrant Rushton, and on Environment Agency lidar imagery. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

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Full Description

An area of probable medieval broad ridge and furrow cultivation is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 to the west of St Mary's Church, Tarrant Rushton, and on Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 01-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4316 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18057.

<2> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4316.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9385 0599 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 21 2022 2:23PM

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