Monument record MDO7602 - Fitzworth Deer Park, Corfe Castle

The deer park pale, originally comprising an earthen bank and ditch, was constructed in 1771. A section excavated in 1987 revealed a buried soil layer overlain by a stacking of turves. To the west documentary evidence shows the pale running east to west across the Fitzworth peninsula before tuning towards Wytch Moor. <1>

Linear earthwork observed, likely to be of recent date. Area known to be the limit of Medieval heathland reclamation, possibly a major land boundary of that period. <2>

Cox, Peter W, 1993, Wytch Farm Oilfield: the proposed construction of a new water pipeline from Wellsite A to F - archaeological evaluation DRAFT (Unpublished document). SDO21178.

<1> Dodd, J, 1995, The Excavation of a medieval building at Ower Farm, Corfe Castle, and other archaeological observations during the construction of a new wellsite and pipeline at the Wytch Farm Oilfield, 1994 (Unpublished document). SWX8192.

<2> Hearne, C M, 1988, Wytch Farm Oilfield Development, Infield Flowlines: Wellsite D to Gathering Station, Archaeological Assessment. (Unpublished document). SWX8174.

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