Monument record MDO45376 - Roman road, Witchampton

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Summary

A section of the Roman road between Old Sarum and Bradbury Rings is visible as a broken line of earthworks through the parish of Witchampton, on aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Full Description

A section of the Roman road between Old Sarum and Bradbury Rings is visible as a broken line of earthworks through the parish of Witchampton, on aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1, 2]. The features continue for over 2.5km between 397475 105450 and 398313 107901.

They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.


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

<2> Ordnance Survey, 24-APR-1988, OS/88055 V 101 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19300.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 24-APR-1988. OS/88055 V 101.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference ST 9782 0649 (point)
Map sheet ST90NE
Civil Parish Witchampton; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: Linear 498

Record last edited

Jan 27 2023 12:25PM

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