Monument record MDO28974 - Possible late Neolithic/early Bronze Age hengiform monument, Middlebere Farm, Arne

A circular enclosure is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs, located approximately 376m south-east of Middlebere Farm. The site comprises of a circular bank enclosing an internal circular mound. An outer ditch surrounds the enclosure bank.. A gap is located in the northern part of the enclosure bank and is probably an entrance way. It is possible this could be the remains of a late Neolithic/early Bronze Age hengiform monument of a class one type.

A circular enclosure is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs (1-2), located approximately 376m south-east of Middlebere Farm. The site comprises of a circular bank, approximately 2.4m wide and 17m in diameter, enclosing an internal circular mound, approximately 5.8m in diameter. An outer ditch surrounds the enclosure bank, giving the feature an overall diameter of 23m. A gap, approximately 2.8m in width, is located in the northern part of the enclosure bank and is probably an entrance way. It is possible this could be the remains of a late Neolithic/early Bronze Age hengiform monument of a class one type. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is not visible on the most recent comprehensive imagery available to the project (3).

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 F36 1019-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12755.

<2> Royal Air Force, 12-JUN-1952, RAF/540/769 F10 5021-22 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12771.

<3> Google Earth, 2013, Google Earth 2013 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12686.

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Dec 9 2013 1:39PM