Monument record MDO50856 - Possible medieval ridge and furrow, Over Compton

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Summary

An area of possible medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks in a field to the southeast of Over Compton Corn Mill on 2022 composite DTM lidar and 2024 Google Earth satellite imagery.

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An area of possible medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks in a field to the southeast of Over Compton Corn Mill on 2022 composite DTM lidar and 2024 Google Earth satellite imagery (EA 2022; GE 2024).


Google Earth, 04-18-2024, Google Earth Imagery 2024 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21805.

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

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 04-18-2024. Google Earth Imagery 2024.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 5792 1657 (174m by 100m)
Map sheet ST51NE
Civil Parish Over Compton; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2026 12:39PM

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