Monument record MDO49466 - Post medieval drainage ditch, Ranston, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton

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Summary

A curving banked and ditched feature is visible as an earthwork to the west of Ranston, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton, on Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature feeds into or from a pond to the east and is considered to be a post medieval drainage ditch. It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

A curving banked and ditched feature is visible as an earthwork to the west of Ranston, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton, on Environment Agency lidar imagery (EA 2018). The feature feeds into or from a pond to the east and is considered to be a post medieval drainage ditch. It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.


Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8610 1199 (point)
Map sheet ST81SE
Civil Parish Iwerne Courtney or Shroton; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 19 2025 4:24PM

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