Monument record MDO30667 - Later prehistoric to Roman settlement, Woodsford

Enclosures, trackways and field boundaries, possibly forming a settlement and field system of later prehistoric to Roman date, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs dating to between 1989 and 2004 to the east of East Woodsford and to the west of Watery Lane.

A rapid examination of air photography suggests the presence of a curvilinear enclosure, a rectilinear enclosure and a number of sections of trackway, possibly of Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as cropmarks in an area centred on SY 769 908. A second curvilinear enclosure is visible at SY 7690 9086. <1>

Enclosures, trackways and field boundaries, possibly forming a settlement and field system of later prehistoric to Roman date, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs dating to between 1989 and 2004 to the east of East Woodsford and to the west of Watery Lane. The features cover an area measuring approximately 68 m by 435 m. Two sub-oval enclosures are located at SY 7687 9061 and SY 7690 9087. A double ditched trackway either cuts or underlies the southern enclosure. Areas of possible field boundaries lie between the two enclosures and to the east and south of the southern enclosure. A second double ditched trackways is located to the south of the field boundaries and enclosures. It is oriented approximately east-west and extends for a distance of 147 m, before turning to the south for a distance of 28 m. Numerous small pits, possibly either used for extraction or storage, are distributed within and around the other features. (1.1, 2, 3) Two other areas of trackways and pits, possibly associated with the area of settlement, are located nearby: to the east of Watery Lane (see MDO30668) and to the south of East Woodsford (see MDO30669). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Miller, Andrew, 1993, RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project, 15-FEB-1993 (Unpublished document). SWX1708.

<1.1> English Heritage, 11-JUN-1989, NMR SY 7690/3-5 NMR 4527/37-39 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13366.

<1.2> English Heritage, 11-JUL-1989, NMR SY 7690/1-2 NMR 4436/31-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13365.

<2> English Heritage, 15-JUN-2004, NMR SY 7690/6-12 NMR 23489/03-18 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13367.

<3> English Heritage, 15-JUN-2004, NMR SY 7690/15-18 NMR 23563/01,10-11 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13368.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 983976 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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