Monument record MDO30703 - Undated mound, Westhill Farm, Corfe Castle

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Summary

An oval mound is visible as very low earthworks on lidar to the south west of Westhill Farm. The feature lies within the field system described in MDO30700 and may be a prehistoric barrow or more recent spoil heap.

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An oval mound (23m by 18m) is visible as very low earthworks on lidar to the south west of Westhill Farm (1). The feature lies within the field system described in MDO30700 and may be a prehistoric barrow or more recent spoil heap. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Channel Coastal Observatory, 23-MAR-2008, Lidar (Photograph). SDO12878.

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  • <1> Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 95059 78248 (31m by 32m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 12:02PM

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