Monument record MDO5467 - Rectilinear earthworks, East End Farm, Corfe Mullen. Possible Roman signal station
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Summary
A cluster of rectilinear earthworks visible on aerial photographs have been identified as a possible deserted medieval village.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The Pre-Medieval earthworks to the East of Candy's Farm may be a Roman signal station. (2)
(SY993987. Earthworks sited to the field East of Candy's Farm from OS 10000 1982 and auth 1) (3)
Earthworks originally visible on a vertical aerial photograph (RAF CPE/UK/1934 3144) taken in 1947 were noted by Mark Simons in October 1984, who suggested they may represent a series of house platforms running E-W and possibly the site of a deserted medieval settlement. (1)
Re-examination of the photograph and more recent vertical air photos suggests that these rectilinear ditched features may represent small paddocks rather than house platforms, perhaps associated with the adjacent former East End Farm. [P Bellamy, September 2013.]
The earthworks in this field have also been provisionally identified as a Roman signal station.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO13371 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-Jan-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3144.
- <2> SDO84 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1985. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984. 106. 116.
- <3> SDO17718 Sound recording: Fitzgerald, R J. RCHME Recording, Fitzgerald. 09-JUL-1991.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 994 988 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Mullen; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 004 032
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NE 47
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887321
Record last edited
Feb 25 2024 5:29PM