Monument record MDO2897 - Ring ditch, West Stafford

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Summary

Ring ditch seen on aerial photograph

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Three ring ditches showing as parch-marks in the field to the south of West Stafford. They are located at SY 72478937, SY 72478935 and SY 72498928. <1>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement (Monograph). SWX1703.

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey (Index). SDO12304.

Not visited. In regularly ploughed field.

<3> Richards, J, 1991, The Excavation of a Crop-mark Ring Ditch at West Stafford, Near Dorchester, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO214.

<4> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1992, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991, 168 (Serial). SDO91.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 868175 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Richards, J. 1991. The Excavation of a Crop-mark Ring Ditch at West Stafford, Near Dorchester, Dorset.
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1992. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991. 113. 168.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868175.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference SY 7247 8937 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish West Stafford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 125 028
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 62
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868175

Record last edited

Nov 22 2023 3:38PM

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