Monument record MDO32604 - Navigation aid, Countess Point, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A post on the shore near Countess Point may have been intended as a navigation mark.

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Full Description

The OS 1st edn 25in map (1890) (1) shows a post on the shore at Countess Point. It is aligned with a short tidal inlet of Ower Lake and may have been used to aid small boats navigate the inlet to a landing point. It was not shown on the OS 2nd edn 25in map (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <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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Location

Grid reference SY 9939 8603 (point)
Map sheet SY98NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2015 11:31AM

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