Monument record MDO50830 - Medieval field system, Over Compton

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An extensive medieval field system is visible as low earthworks to the north of Over Compton on 2022 composite DTM lidar imagery. The features include ridge and furrow, strip lynchets and strip field boundaries.

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An extensive medieval field system is visible as low earthworks to the north of Over Compton on 2022 composite DTM lidar imagery. The features include ridge and furrow, strip lynchets and strip field boundaries <1>


<1> Environment Agency, 2022, LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO21777.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.

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Grid reference Centred ST 5904 1757 (664m by 1066m)
Map sheet ST51NE
Civil Parish Over Compton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 24 2026 11:20AM

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