Monument record MDO40550 - Historic trackways, Coward's Marsh, Christchurch
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Summary
Ditched linear earthworks on Coward's Marsh, Christchurch, are visible on 1940s and 1950s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features are considered to be historic trackways of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is also possible. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
Ditched linear earthworks on Coward's Marsh, Christchurch, are visible on 1940s and 1950s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (1-3).
The features comprise long sinous and rectilinear ditches that span the marshy floodplain and interlink between historic field boundaries. They are considered to be historic trackways of probable post medieval date.
The majority of features remain visible, albeit faintly in some cases, on current Google Earth imagery. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Location
Grid reference | SZ 1528 9524 (point) (4 map features) |
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Map sheet | SZ19NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 29 2018 3:18PM