Monument record MDO7570 - Undated mound, Corfe Castle

An oval mound, 26m by 18m, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar to the north of Encombe House. It is of uncertain date and function although it's proximity to a small quarry may indicate that it is a spoil heap.

An oval mound, 26m by 18m, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar to the north of Encombe House (2-3). It is of uncertain date and function although it's proximity to a small quarry may indicate that it is a spoil heap. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 655 (Index). SDO147.

‘N. of ENCOMBE: Mound visible on AP. Site lies on permanent grassland. On a south facing slope. RAF/VAP/1821: 3407, 3408, 3409. DCC/1972/5585: 212199, 21219 Area 2. 7/7/C’

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3246-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13528.

<3> Channel Coastal Observatory, 23-MAR-2008, Lidar (Photograph). SDO12878.

Record last edited

Sep 20 2018 4:33PM