Monument record MDO28967 - Romano-British pit, Arne Farm, Arne

An oval pit is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of a field east of Arne Farm. It is located just to the south of the where the remains of a Roman occupation site have been recorded (MDO7062) and it is possible the pit may be associated with it.

An oval pit, approximately 4.9m x 2.5m, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of a field east of Arne Farm (1). It is located just to the south of the where the remains of a Roman occupation site have been recorded (MDO7062) and it is possible the pit may be associated with it. It was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). This feature is not visible on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (2).

<1> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 12-JUN-1956, CUCAP TC87 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12756.

<2> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

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Apr 4 2023 11:20AM