Monument record MDO45811 - Prehistoric trackway, east of North Farm, Spetisbury

A trackway is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery running north-south for 2700m across the entire parish of Spetisbury, east of North Farm. It is considered likely to be of later prehistoric origin and the line continues along a modern roadway into Sturminster Marshall at its southern end. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. The trackway continues north into Charlton Marshall and is recorded further in MDO44156.

A trackway is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery running north-south for 2700m across the entire parish of Spetisbury, east of North Farm <1-2>. It is considered likely to be of later prehistoric origin and the line continues along a modern roadway into Sturminster Marshall at its southern end. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. The trackway continues north into Charlton Marshall and is recorded further in MDO44156.

<1> J R Boyden, 08-JUL-1976, JRB 3304/19 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19500.

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

Record last edited

Mar 2 2023 3:56PM