Monument record MDO29010 - Historic field boundary, Round Island, Corfe Castle

A linear earthwork bank is visible on aerial photographs of Round Island. It is considered likely to be the remains of a field boundary of probable medieval or post medieval date.

A linear earthwork bank is visible on aerial photographs of Round Island (1-2). It is considered likely to be the remains of a field boundary of probable medieval or post medieval date. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is not visible on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (3), the area now being heavily obscured by scrub.

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1930 F20 3051-52 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12784.

<2> Royal Air Force, 09-MAY-1952, RAF/540/723 F10 5126 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12785.

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

Record last edited

Aug 2 2013 3:57PM