Monument record MDO29988 - Possible Iron Age rectilinear enclosure, Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis

The remains of a possible rectilinear enclosure, approximately 78m x 75m, are visible on aerial photographs of Woodbury Hill. It is located within the remains of an Iron Age hillfort (MDO7148). It is located within the remains of an Iron Age hillfort (MDO7148). It is considered most likely to be a medieval or post medieval addition associated with the later settlement (MDO29991).

The remains of a possible rectilinear enclosure, approximately 78m x 75m, are visible on aerial photographs of Woodbury Hill (1-2). It is located within the remains of an Iron Age hillfort (MDO7148). It is considered most likely to be a medieval or post medieval addition associated with the later settlement (MDO29991). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 8-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/163 3086-87 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13140.

<2> National Monuments Record, 17-OCT-1971, NMR SY 8594/4 JRB 384 7258 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13139.

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Oct 19 2015 4:42PM