Monument record MDO2587 - Enclosure, Swyre

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Summary

Cropmarks seen on an oblique aerial photograph taken by Francesca Radcliffe. Interpreted as a possible double-ditched enclosure.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A cropmark of a possible double-ditched enclosure measuring approximately 150 metres by 110 metres. <2>


<1> Radcliffe, F M, Oblique aerial photographs, FR (Aerial Photograph). SDO13178.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1991, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990, 128 (Serial). SDO90.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1991. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990. 112. 128.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5309 8886 (point)
Map sheet SY58NW
Civil Parish Swyre; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 109 012

Record last edited

Jan 25 2016 4:25PM

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