Monument record MDO40554 - Post medieval trackway, Christchurch

A ditched linear earthwork on the Avon River floodplain to the northeast of Christchurch is visible on 1940s and 1950s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The feature is considered to be a historic trackway of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is also possible. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A ditched linear earthwork on the Avon River floodplain to the northeast of Christchurch is visible on 1940s (RAF 1947) and 1950s (Ordnance Survey 1957) aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (Environment Agency 2015).

The feature is considered to be a historic trackway of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is also possible. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ordnance Survey, 18-SEP-57, OS/57R4 V 123-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15849.

Royal Air Force, 28-MAY-47, RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RS 4277-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15848.

Environment Agency, XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm (Aerial Photograph). SDO15306.

Record last edited

Dec 17 2025 6:53PM