Monument record MDO51318 - Possible medieval drove road, Hilfield

A narrow linear field to the northwest of Lower Hilfield Farm, Hilfield, is shown on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map published in 1888. The feature is visible as a deep linear hedge lined feature on aerial photographs of 1947, with a similar form to neighbouring drove roads of potentially medieval origin. The feature survives as a narrow field plot on current lidar and satellite imagery but could have early, possibly medieval, origins.

A narrow linear field to the northwest of Lower Hilfield Farm, Hilfield, is shown on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map published in 1888. The feature is visible as a deep linear hedge lined feature on aerial photographs of 1947, with a similar form to neighbouring drove roads of potentially medieval origin. The feature survives as a narrow field plot on current lidar and satellite imagery but could have early, possibly medieval, origins (EA 2022; OS 1888; RAF 1947; GE 2025).

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, Dorset Sheet XXI.NE published 1888 (Map). SDO17338.

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.

Royal Air Force, xx-xxx-1947, RAF VAP 1974-2053 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21986.

Record last edited

Oct 13 2026 2:08PM