Monument record MDO25135 - Dorchester, Middle Farm - Prehistoric Enclosure

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Summary

A 30m x 29m rectilinear enclosure with double-ditched linear features abutting its east and west edges, is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs {1}. It is considered likely to be the remains of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement or field enclosure. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Full Description

A 30m x 29m rectilinear enclosure with double-ditched linear features abutting its east and west edges, is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs {1}. It is considered likely to be the remains of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement or field enclosure. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


13-JUN-1968, CUCAP (AUR 72-3) (Aerial Photograph). SDO12036.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: 13-JUN-1968. CUCAP (AUR 72-3).

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Location

Grid reference SY 6743 8980 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 26 2013 11:47AM

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