Monument record MDO7503 - Medieval field system, Fitzworth Heath, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A group of parallel linear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the east of Fitzworth Copse. They are considered likely to be the remains of a field system of probable medieval date.

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A group of parallel linear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the east of Fitzworth Copse (2). They are considered likely to be the remains of a field system of probable medieval date. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (3).

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  • <1> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 365.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1016-17.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2013. Google Earth 2013.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 98603 85746 (87m by 92m) (11 map features)
Map sheet SY98NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 255

Record last edited

Aug 28 2018 3:59PM

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