Monument record MDO8327 - Medieval field system, Portway Farm, Winfrith Newburgh

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Summary

Parallel bank and ditched linears are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They are partially visible as cropmarks on 2009 Google Earth imagery. The features are considered to be the remains of a medieval field system.

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Full Description

Parallel bank and ditched linears are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (2). They are partially visible as cropmarks on 2009 Google Earth imagery (3) and slight earthworks on lidar (4). The features are considered to be the remains of a medieval field system. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Keen, L, and Carreck, A (eds), 1987 , Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset., Survey nos 253, 254 (Monograph). SWX8134.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6424-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13230.

<3> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

<4> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DSM (Aerial Photograph). SDO13147.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Keen, L, and Carreck, A (eds). 1987 . Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset.. Survey nos 253, 254.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6424-5.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 803 851 (513m by 524m) (15 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 026 073

Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 4:13PM

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