Monument record MDO50528 - Medieval or post medieval trackways, Milton Abbas

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Summary

A series of linear ditched features are visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs running uphill for over 550m from St Catherines House towards the nursery described in MDO24008. They were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project and are considered likely to be medieval or post medieval trackways.

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Full Description

A series of linear ditched features are visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs running uphill for over 550m from St Catherines House towards the nursery described in MDO24008. They were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM Project and are considered likely to be medieval or post medieval trackways.
(OS 1986, NMR 1980)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 13-JUN-1986, OS/86082 82 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21715.

<2> National Monuments Record, 10-APR-1980, NMR 1743/420-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21679.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 13-JUN-1986. OS/86082 82.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 10-APR-1980. NMR 1743/420-1.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8047 0241 (point)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Milton Abbas; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Feb 13 2026 6:37PM

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