Monument record MDO31533 - Historic field boundaries, Corfe Castle

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Summary

Two linear banks and associated ditches are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs of fields to the west of Corfe Castle village. They are considered likely to be the remains of historic field boundaries.

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Full Description

Two linear banks and associated ditches are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs of fields to the west of Corfe Castle village (1-2). They are considered likely to be the remains of historic field boundaries. These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck mapping project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 10-FEB-1945, RAF 106G/LA/128 7062 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13655.

<2> Dorset County Council, 2002, VAP (Aerial Photograph). SDO13141.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7062.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2002. VAP.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9550 8184 (284m by 89m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456810

Record last edited

Aug 12 2014 3:22PM

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