Monument record MDO2973 - Whitcombe Down: field system
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Fragments of banked field boundaries of probable prehistoric origin visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs. These features may be associated with the field system located 70m to the south-west (MDO20747). {1-2}
<1> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4008-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10821.
<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4263-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10820.
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 627 (Monograph). SDO150.
<4> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 691 (Index). SDO12304.
Now virtually untraceable on the ground as most of the remains have been ploughed out. The majority of the field group is in arable fields but a possible lynchet remains in a plantation at SY 71008710.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO10821 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4008-10.
- <2> SDO10820 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4263-5.
- <3> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 627.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 691.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 711 870 (465m by 150m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Whitcombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 126 027
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 9
Record last edited
Feb 2 2015 4:05PM
