Monument record MDO39620 - Post medieval drainage, Merritown Farm, Hurn, Christchurch

Please read our .

Summary

A series of probable post medieval drainage channels to the south of Merritown Farm are visible on 1940s and 1950s aerial photographs. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A series of probable post medieval drainage channels to the south of Merritown Farm are visible on 1940s and 1950s aerial photographs (1 and 2).

The drainage channels are visible on Google Earth imagery of 2014 (3) but they are now under the extended golf course (4). Their condition is unknown.

The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3213-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15523.

<2> Royal Air Force, 24-JAN-59, RAF/58/2687 F22 74 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15524.

<3> Google Earth, 2014, Google Earth 2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15450.

<4> Google Earth, 2017, Google Earth 2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15388.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3213-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 24-JAN-59. RAF/58/2687 F22 74.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2014. Google Earth 2014.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2017. Google Earth 2017.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SZ 1088 9721 (point) (22 map features)
Map sheet SZ19NW
Civil Parish Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO39542

Record last edited

Oct 5 2017 11:41AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.