Monument record MDO21681 - Littlewood Farm: enclosure

A possible enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It appears to cut the medieval strip field system (MDO1178) within which it is situated and is therefore likely to be post-medieval or later in date. However, excavation by Bournemouth University during 1998 demonstrated that this enclosure was a construction camp for the Dorchester Roman Aqueduct.

A possible enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is rectangular in shape (approx. 47m x 31m). It appears to cut the medieval strip field system (MDO1178) within which it is situated and is therefore likely to be post-medieval or later in date. {1}

However, excavation by Bournemouth University during 1998 demonstrated that this enclosure was a construction camp for the Dorchester Roman Aqueduct. {2}

<1> 04-AUG-1995, NMR SY 6294/3 (15344/20) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11245.

<2> Putnam, W G, 1998, 'Dorchester, Roman Aqueduct 1998' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 94-5 (Article in serial). SDO11612.

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