Monument record MDO51430 - Possible medieval ridge and furrow, Holnest

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An area of possible medieval ridge and furrow is visible as low earthworks to the west of Holnest on lidar imagery. The earthworks run counter to what is probably later drainage, visible on a 1947 aerial photograph.

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An area of possible medieval ridge and furrow is visible as low earthworks to the west of Holnest on lidar imagery. The earthworks run counter to what is probably later drainage, visible on a 1947 aerial photograph (EA 2022; RAF 1947).


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

Royal Air Force, xx-xxx-1947, RAF VAP 1974-1195 (Aerial Photograph). SDO22008.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. xx-xxx-1947. RAF VAP 1974-1195.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6504 0975 (149m by 172m)
Map sheet ST60NE
Civil Parish Holnest; Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 20 2026 4:52PM

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