Monument record MDO50859 - Medieval ridge and furrow, Over Compton

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Summary

An area of medieval ridge and furrow on the north side of Over Compton is visible as earthworks on 2022 composite DTM lidar imagery and as soilmarks on 2025 Google Earth imagery.

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An area of medieval ridge and furrow on the north side of Over Compton is visible as earthworks on 2022 composite DTM lidar imagery and as soilmarks on 2025 Google Earth imagery (EA 2022; GE 2025).


Google Earth, 16-04-2025, Google Earth Imagery 2025 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21533.

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

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 16-04-2025. Google Earth Imagery 2025.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 5918 1712 (168m by 228m)
Map sheet ST51NE
Civil Parish Over Compton; Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 24 2026 11:17AM

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