Monument record MDO40550 - Historic trackways, Coward's Marsh, Christchurch

Ditched linear earthworks on Coward's Marsh, Christchurch, are visible on 1940s and 1950s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features are considered to be historic trackways of probable post medieval date, although an earlier origin is also possible. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Ditched linear earthworks on Coward's Marsh, Christchurch, are visible on 1940s (RAF 1946) and 1950s (Ordnance Survey 1957) aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery (Environment Agency 2015).

The features comprise long sinous and rectilinear ditches that span the marshy floodplain and interlink between historic field boundaries. They are considered to be historic trackways of probable post medieval date.

The majority of features remain visible, albeit faintly in some cases, on current Google Earth imagery. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 078-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15846.

Ordnance Survey, 18-SEP-57, OS/57R4 V 078-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15847.

Environment Agency, XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm (Aerial Photograph). SDO15306.

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Dec 17 2025 6:50PM