Monument record MDO30668 - Later prehistoric to Roman field system and trackways, Woodsford

Trackways, field boundaries and pits, possibly associated with a nearby settlement of later prehistoric to Roman date (see MDO30667), are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs dating to between 1989 and 2004 to the east of East Woodsford and to the east of Watery Lane.

Trackways, field boundaries and pits, possibly associated with a nearby settlement of later prehistoric to Roman date (see MDO30667), are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs dating to between 1989 and 2004 to the east of East Woodsford and to the east of Watery Lane. The features cover an area measuring approximately 595 m by 400 m. A double ditched trackway, oriented approximately north-south, extends for a distance of 150 m, before continuing as a single ditch to the south east for a distance of 225 m. It then turns to the west for a distance of 95 m. Fragmentary field boundaries formed of narrow ditches, are located on either side of the trackway. Numerous small pits, possibly either used for extraction or storage, are distributed within and around the other features. (1-4) Another area of trackways and pits, possibly associated with this site and the settlement to the west, are located nearby to the south of East Woodsford (see MDO30669). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Cropmarks of later Prehistoric or Roman settlement enclosures, fields and trackways are visible on aerial photographs taken in 2004. The features are centred around SY 7727 9047 and are morphologically similar to those situated to the west which are recorded as SY 79 SE 58 (UID: 983973) and probably represent their continuation eastwards. (3)

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

<2> English Heritage, 11-JUN-1989, NMR SY 7690/3-5 NMR 4527/37-39 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13366.

<3> English Heritage, 15-JUN-2004, NMR SY 7690/6-12 NMR 23489/03-18 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13367.

Cited by NRHE: NMR SY 7790/5 (23489/09) 15-JUN-2004

<4> English Heritage, 15-JUN-2004, NMR SY 7690/15-18 NMR 23563/01,10-11 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13368.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1458022 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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May 9 2022 9:50AM