Monument record MDO32603 - Navigation mark, Fitzworth Heath, Corfe Castle

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A post on the shore of on the E side of Fitzworth Heath may have been intended as a navigation mark.

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Full Description

The OS 1st edn 25in map (1890) (1) marks a post on the shore on the E side of Fitzworth Heath. It is aligned with a low tide tributary of Ower Lake shown on the map and may have been intended as an aid to small boats navigating the inlet to a landing point close to the post. The post is also shown on the OS 2nd edn 25 in map (2)

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.

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Grid reference SY 9943 8637 (point)
Map sheet SY98NE

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2015 11:23AM

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