Monument record MDO40320 - Late prehistoric field boundaries, Edmonsham

A series of ditched linears to the east of Avenue Lodge, St Giles's Park, are visible on 1997 aerial photographs. The features may represent field boundaries of Iron Age or Romano-British origin, although a later, possibly medieval, date is also possible. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A series of ditched linears to the east of Avenue Lodge, St Giles's Park, are visible on 1997 aerial photographs (1 and 2).

The features are aligned broadly southwest to northeast and include one distinct right-angled rectilinear cropmark that may represent part of an agricultural enclosure. The features are considered to represent possible field boundaries of Iron Age or Romano-British origin, although a later, possibly medieval, date is also possible. They may be associated with a wider late prehistoric or medieval field system to the north and east (MDO39515). Some features may alternatively be of natural origin.

The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> National Monuments Record, 23-OCT-1997, NMR 15841/015 (SU0411/006) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15777.

<2> National Monuments Record, 23-OCT-97, NMR 15481/022 (SU0411/009) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15779.

Record last edited

Mar 14 2018 3:50PM