Monument record MDO41596 - Post medieval trackways, Corfe Hills, Corfe Mullen
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Summary
Ditched linear features on open ground at Corfe Hills, Corfe Mullen, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features are presumed to be historic trackways of probable post medieval date. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ditched linear features on open ground at Corfe Hills, Corfe Mullen, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (1-3).
The features comprise several sections of irregular linear ditches set closely together on a broadly S-N alignment on an area of open ground recorded as open heathland on the OS 1st Edition map (4). The features are presumed to be historic trackways of probable post medieval date.
The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO16170 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3198-9.
- <2> SDO16181 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-OCT-47. RAF/CPE/UK/2370 V 5051-2.
- <3> SDO16012 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xxx-xxx-2015. Geomatics Lidar DSM 50cm.
- <4> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9951 9689 (point) (9 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Mullen; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 3 2018 12:02PM