Monument record MDO3969 - Enclosure in Coombe Bottom, Hilton

ST 777016. An undated valley bottom enclosure of 9 acres lies in Coombe Bottom immediately E. of Newton Farm. The flat bottom of a narrow E-W. dry valley is enclosed on the N., E. and S. sides by a bank, 10ft. wide and 2ft. deep. The bank and ditch do not extend across the mouth of the valley. There is an entrance 20 ft. wide in the centre of the short E. side, at the head of the valley. In at least two places the enclosure bank lies over lynchets of 'Celtic' fields (ST 70 SE 18). <1>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 113 (Monograph). SDO146.

(32) VALLEY BOTTOM ENCLOSURE (777016), of 9 arces, lies in Coombe Bottom immediately E. of Newton Farm. The flat bottom of a narrow E.-W. dry valley is enclosed on the N., E. and S. sides by a bank, 10 ft. wide and 2 ft. high, with an outer uphill, ditch 8 ft. wide and 2 ft deep. The bank and ditch do not extend across the mouth of the valley. There is an entrance 20 ft. wide in the centre of the short E. side, at the head of the valley. In at least two places the enclosure bank lies over lynchets of 'Celtic' fields (Group 48)

<2> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 882053 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. Coombe Bottom, Dorset: Taped in one corner. Part of Celtic Field Gp (48), Bramblecombe. Bibliographic References : 1) Pt 2, Celtic Field Gp (48), Block (i).

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 883028 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. `Celtic' Fields, Coombe Bottom, Dorset: Publication proof. Ink on acetate.Bibliographic References : 1) Pt 2, Group (48) Bramblecombe.(Block 1) published on the above pge.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 201920 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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