Monument record MDO41286 - Possible prehistoric ring-ditches, Hampreston, Ferndown Town

A sub-circular ditched feature in a field to the northeast of Hampreston is visible as a cropmark on a 2002 aerial photograph. The feature is one of four situated within a broad spread of fairy rings and it is likely these features are part of that formation but their character is possibly more archaeological in nature and they may be ring ditches of possibly late prehistoric origin.They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A semi-circular ditched feature in a field to the northeast of Hampreston is visible as a cropmark on a 2002 aerial photograph (1).

The feature is one of four similar features, being semi-circular in shape, open on its west side and approximately 6m in diameter. The features are visible within a broad spread of fairy rings and it is likely they are part of that formation but their character is possibly more archaeological in nature and they may be ring ditches of possibly late prehistoric origin. The features were not visible on any other available aerial photographs so this interpretation is very cautious in the light of no further available evidence.

The feature was digitally plotted from aerial photographs by the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> Google Earth, 2002, Google Earth imagery (Aerial Photograph). SDO15980.

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Jul 23 2018 12:10PM