Monument record MDO41769 - Possible late prehistoric field boundary, Kingston Lacy, Pamphill

A ditched linear feature to the west of Kingston Lacy Park is faintly visible on aerial photographs. The feature may be a field boundary or trackway of possible late prehistoric origin. An undated enclosure (MDO5890) is recorded within 40m to the south and it is possible the feature is associated with this monument. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A ditched linear feature to the west of Kingston Lacy Park is faintly visible on aerial photographs (1-2).

The feature comprises a narrow curvilinear section of ditch over 110m in length and with a an outward curve at its west end. It may be a field boundary or trackway, possibly of late prehistoric date although a later origin is also possible. An undated enclosure (MDO5890) is recorded within 40m to the south and it is possible the feature is associated with this monument.

The site is still fields on current Google Earth imagery. The feature is still visible in some years. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 28-MAY-47, RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RP 3249-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16263.

<2> Royal Air Force, 16-MAY-55, RAF/58/869 RP 3005-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16228.

Record last edited

Sep 18 2018 10:34AM