Monument record MDO49771 - Medieval field boundary, Okeford Fitzpaine

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Summary

A linear banked feature is visible as an earthwork to the south of Okeford Fitzpaine on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature is considered to be a field boundary of medieval date. It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

A linear banked feature is visible as an earthwork to the south of Okeford Fitzpaine on 1940s aerial photographs (RAF 1947). The feature is considered to be a field boundary of medieval date. It was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

The feature is no longer visible on current lidar imagery.


Royal Air Force, 23-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1944 FP 1329 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21513.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 23-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1944 FP 1329.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8011 1042 (point)
Map sheet ST81SW
Civil Parish Okeford Fitzpaine; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Dec 2 2025 3:50PM

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