Monument record MDO40095 - Enclosure, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

An enclosure identified on aerial photograph. The enclosure is 0.8 hectares in area and of rounded trapezoidal shape. Located at the east end of, and possibly associated with, a linear feature. The banks of this feature were seen as chalk spreads on aerial photographs.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

ST 98651530. Trapezoidal enclosure (rounded), area 0.8 ha., visible on air photographs. Enclosure may be at E terminal of linear [ST 91 NE 76]. Probable banks seen on air photographs as chalk spreads, E side of W and E ditches only. <1-2>


<1> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke, 91, Sixpenny Handley 71 (Monograph). SWX800.

<2> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 30 & 3, Sixpenny Handley 71 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<2.1> National Monuments Record, NMR OAPs ST 9815/5/96; 9815/6/265; 9815/7/268 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18805.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 868813 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 91, Sixpenny Handley 71.
  • <2>XY Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 30 & 3, Sixpenny Handley 71. [Mapped feature: #357620 ]
  • <2.1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR OAPs ST 9815/5/96; 9815/6/265; 9815/7/268.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868813.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9865 1530 (point)
Map sheet ST91NE
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 73
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868813
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sixpenny Handley 71

Record last edited

Nov 16 2022 1:16PM

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