Monument record MDO48638 - Undated field boundaries, West Bagber Copse, Milton Abbas

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Summary

Banked field boundaries are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery in fields to the north and west of West Bagber Copse, Milton Abbas. They are of uncertain date but potentially of prehistoric origin. The features cover an area of over 22 hectares; they were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project and continue into Dewlish in record MDO48639.

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Full Description

Banked field boundaries are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery in fields to the north and west of West Bagber Copse, Milton Abba <1>. They are of uncertain date but potentially of prehistoric origin. The features cover an area of over 22 hectares; they were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project and continue into Dewlish in record MDO48639.


<1> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7871 9979 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Milton Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 6:55PM

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