Monument record MDO7405 - Shrunken medieval village, Corfe Castle

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Summary

Earthworks assoicated with a shrunken medieval village are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of Kingston Village. They were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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Full Description

Earthworks assoicated with a shrunken medieval village are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the north of Kingston Village (1-3). The earthworks lie to the north of the modern village, they were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4227-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA187 4011-2.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5408-9.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 100.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 650.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 956 797 (283m by 132m) (17 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 179 C
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Castle 179

Record last edited

Sep 20 2018 4:33PM

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