Monument record MDO41208 - Post medieval trackways, Canford Heath, Poole

Multiple series of ditched linear trackways on Canford Heath are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The majority of these features are presumed to be post medieval in date, although some may be later in origin. Some of the trackways may be associated with extensive post medieval extraction on the heath whilst some may alternatively be associated with military activity during the two World Wars. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Multiple series of ditched linear trackways on Canford Heath are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1-2).

The features comprise multiple ditched linears of various lengths that run parallel to each other or at converging angles. The majority of these features are presumed to be post medieval in date, some possibly being associated with areas of extensive post medieval extraction. Others may be later in origin, possibly, but not necessarily exclusively, associated with military activity during the two World Wars.

The majority of features are now under trees cover or under areas of modern housing development on current Google Earth imagery and are no longer visible. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4199-200 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16059.

<2> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4200-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16060.

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Aug 30 2024 10:10AM