Monument record MDO30949 - Fragments of an historic field system, Encombe House, Corfe Castle

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Summary

Fragments of field boundaries are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar in the grounds of Encombe House. They are considered to be of medieval or post medieval origin.

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Fragments of field boundaries are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar in the grounds of Encombe House (1-2). They are considered to be of medieval or post medieval origin. The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3246-7.

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Location

Grid reference SY 94636 78160 (point) (25 map features)
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 10 2014 9:40AM

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