Monument record MDO41653 - Possible post medieval drainage ditches, Corfe Mullen

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Summary

Ditched linear features to the northeast of Corfe Mullen are visible on aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features are considered likely to be post medieval drainage ditches and/or field boundaries. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ditched linear features to the northeast of Corfe Mullen are visible on aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (1-2). The features comprise two narrow slightly curvilinear ditches within a narrow historic field recorded on the OS 1st Edition map, the north side of which is defined by a stream or historic drainage channel (3). The two linear ditches link into this larger channel and they are considered likely to be post medieval drainage ditches, possibly dually functioning as field boundaries. The site is still open fields on current Google Earth imagery. The features are stll faintly visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 V 5193-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9952 9901 (point) (4 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

May 24 2021 2:10PM

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