Monument record MDO41166 - Post medieval to early modern trackways, Canford Heath, Poole

Ditched linear features on Canford Heath are visible on 1940's aerial photographs. The features are presumed to be historic trackways of probable post medieval to early modern date. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ditched linear features on Canford Heath are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1 and 2).

The features are presumed to be historic trackways, probably of post medieval to early modern date; some features clearly cut probable field boundary banks of possible post medieval origin (MDO41166).

The site is still open heath on current Google Earth imagery and the features are still faintly visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> Royal Air Force, 08-MAR-45, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3020-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16045.

<2> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3255-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16029.

Record last edited

Dec 7 2021 11:10AM