Monument record MDO28992 - Historic trackways and drainage ditches, Rempstone Heath, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A group of dispersed linear features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Rempstone Heath. They are considered likely to be the remains of trackways and drainage ditches of probable historic date.

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Full Description

A group of dispersed linear features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Rempstone Heath (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of trackways and drainage ditches of probable historic 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), this area now being under forestry plantation.


<1> Royal Air Force, 09-MAY-1952, RAF/540/723 F10 5030-31 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12775.

<2> Royal Air Force, 09-MAY-1952, RAF/540/723 F10 5031-32 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12776.

<3> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAY-1952. RAF/540/723 F10 5030-31.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAY-1952. RAF/540/723 F10 5031-32.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2013. Google Earth 2013.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9892 8514 (1266m by 918m) (146 map features)
Map sheet SY98NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Aug 1 2013 4:38PM

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