Monument record MDO31580 - Historic trackways, Westwood Farm, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A group of linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs of fields to the south, east and north of Westwood Farm, Corfe Castle. They are considered likely to be the remains of historic trackways.

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A group of linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs of fields to the south, east and north of Westwood Farm, Corfe Castle (1-3). They appear to respect the modern field pattern and are considered likely to be the remains of historic trackways. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck mapping project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7063-64.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7065-66.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2002. VAP.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9875 8065 (541m by 642m) (20 map features)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2014 2:21PM

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