Monument record MDO3112 - Winterborne Monkton, enclosed field system

Slight earthwork remains of a possible Iron Age or Romano British field system, now mainly ploughed out. Visible as copmark/ earthwork on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Field System. Centred at SY 67558830. <1>

A few low grass covered field banks and very spread lynchets are visible in the south half of the area, but to the north of the east to west hedge the area is under the plough, and the only definite traces are those visible on air photographs. <2>

In the opinion of this investigator the evidence on the air photographs and on the ground are not sufficient to be certain that this was an Iron Age/Romano-British field systems. The features referred to in Authority 2 may be comparatively modern. <3>

Slight earthwork remains of a possible Iron Age or Romano British field system, now mainly ploughed out. Visible as copmark/ earthwork on aerial photographs <4-5>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Atkinson, R J C, Annotated record map: corr 6", 1.3.49 (Map). SDO19531.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 13-JAN-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2.1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3156-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11488.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F2 JR 02-FEB-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Crawford, O G S, NMR 6787/1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11816.

<5> National Monuments Record, 25-MAR-1970, NMR SY6788/3-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11817.

<6> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 695 (Index). SDO12304.

This monument has been totally ploughed out.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451867 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 16 2025 7:18PM