Monument record MDO31185 - Post medieval trackways on Stoborough Heath, Arne

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Summary

Post medieval trackways are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs running roughly north south from Stoborough Heath to Creech Heath. They are cut by and therefore clearly predate the Swanage Branch Railway opened in 1855.

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Post medieval trackways are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs running roughly north south from Stoborough Heath to Creech Heath (1-3). They are cut by and therefore clearly predate the Swanage Branch Railway opened in 1855. They are still visible as earthworks on recent Google Earth imagery and were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7058-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4411-2.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-NOV-2005. NMR SY9284 6-10 (NMR 24141/03-7).

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Grid reference SY 92581 84300 (point) (7 map features)
Map sheet SY98SW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Civil Parish Church Knowle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2014 12:59PM

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