Monument record MDO1317 - Later prehistoric field system, Roman Road Dairy, Kingston Russell

FIELD SYSTEMS:- Taken from Air photo's in Jany - March 1949 by R J C Atkinson. <1>

Area centred at SY588919 Lynchets and field banks of IA/RB type are visible on AP CPE/UK/2431/3146, but the area has now been brought under cultivation and the field system now has scattered lynchets up to 1.5m high. Under the plough at the time of investigation. <2>

Earthwork remains of an Iron Age or Romano British field system. The field lynchets are visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. <3-5>

<1> Atkinson, R J C, 1949, spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49) (Map). SWX1583.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 03-JAN-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4064-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11130.

<4> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3146-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11128.

<5> 20-JUL-1989, NMR OS/89389 072-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11127.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451186 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 24 2023 7:32PM