Monument record MDO3105 - Field System, Fordington Down, Winterborne Monkton
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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 623 (Monograph). SDO150.
'Group (2): Bradford Peverell and Winterborne Monkton (SY 69 SE; 662917-667902; Fig. p.494). Traces of 'Celtic' fields, mutilated by a system of strip fields and modern ploughing, cover some 300 acres on Fordington Down but formerly extended in all directions. Two Romano-British settlements at 667907 and 666910, now destroyed, lay within the fields (Dorset Procs,. LXXVIII (1956), 80-1). Most of the fields are N. of the Roman road W. from Dorchester which appears, together with the Roman aqueduct at the S.W. of Fordington Bottom, to have cut across 'Celtic' fields. Only a few scarps survive S. of the road in Winterborne Monkton. (R.A.F. V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934: 5087-9 and 2088).'
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- --- 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. 623.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 667 902 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Monkton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 130 013
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ancient Field Group 2 Bradford Peverall and Winterborne Monkton
Record last edited
Dec 24 2024 11:25AM
