Monument record MDO49646 - Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, Alton Pancras

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Summary

A unit of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery on the ridge between Church and Ball Hills, Alton Pancras. The parallel cultivation marks cover an area of 0.1 hectares and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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A unit of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery on the ridge between Church and Ball Hills, Alton Pancras. The parallel cultivation marks cover an area of 0.1 hectares and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Environment Agency 2021)


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

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Grid reference ST 7164 0367 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Alton Pancras; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2025 6:50PM

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