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Monument details

Summary

A ditch, probably used as a boundary, of unknown date located in Kingsdown and visible on 2007 photography. The ditch was broken by a road and lies within an area of similarly levelled earthworks.

Monument Types

• (Former Type) BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)

Full description

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A ditch, probably used as a boundary, of unknown date located in Kingsdown and visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007 [1]. The ditch was visible across two arable fields, broken by the existing field division, as an early germinating crop. It was not in line with any field boundaries as shown on historic mapping dating to 1938 [2], 1908 [3], 1899 [4] or 1876 [5]. The ditch was broken by a road, but ranges between 3m and 1m wide along its 210m length (including the break). The site lies within an area of similarly levelled earthworks.

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.

<1> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3745 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1:2500/1938 (Map). Ske12644.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1:2500/1908 (Map). SWX11833.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1:2500/1899 (Map). SWX11832.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1:2500/1876 (Map). SWX11831.

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