Monument record MDO41194 - Possible post medieval trackways, The Delph, Poole

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Summary

Ditched linear features in the southwest corner of The Delph are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features may be post medieval trackways. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ditched linear features in the southwest corner of The Delph are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).

The features comprise a series of interlinking curvilinear ditches situated within a cleared field shown as part of the woodland of the Delph on the OS 1st Edition map (2). The features may be post medieval trackways.

The site is once again dense woodland on current Google Earth imagery and the features are not visible. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3253-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16027.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3253-4.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0092 9699 (point) (9 map features)
Map sheet SZ09NW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 10:45AM

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