Monument record MDO41215 - Post medieval trackways, Canford Heath, Poole

Multiple series of ditched linear trackways on the open heath to the south of Canford Magna 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 the open heath to the south of Canford Magna are visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery (1-3).

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 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 still within areas of open heath on current Google Earth imagery and many are still visible in places, although not all; these may be levelled but may just be obscured by vegetation. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> Royal Air Force, 08-MAR-45, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3020-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16045.

<2> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4202-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16046.

<3> Environment Agency, xxx-xxx-2015, Geomatics Lidar DSM 50cm (Aerial Photograph). SDO16012.

Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 10:42AM