Monument record MDO109 - Possible prehistoric field system, Askerswell

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Series of scarps, interpreted as a probable prehistoric field system.

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<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 15 (Monograph). SDO97.

'Earthworks, nearly 1/2 m. N.E. of the church, consist of a series of scarps perhaps representing traces of a Celtic field-system.'

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 15.

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Location

Grid reference SY 548 929 (point)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Askerswell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 004 020
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 21

Record last edited

Jan 23 2020 12:52PM

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