Monument record MDO41818 - Prehistoric field system, King Down, Pamphill

A field system of probable prehistoric date is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs on Kings Down. The bank and ditched features cover an area of 20 hectares in the fields surrounding the King Down Barrow Group (MDO5884-7). The field boundaries underlie the modern field pattern and are considered to be of prehistoric in origin, they were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

A field system of probable prehistoric date is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs on Kings Down (1-4). The bank and ditched features cover an area of 20 hectares in the fields surrounding the King Down Barrow Group (MDO5884-7). The field boundaries underlie the modern field pattern and are considered to be of prehistoric in origin, they were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> National Monuments Record, 21-APR-1976, NMR 929/4004-5 (NMR ST9803/1) (Aerial Photograph). SDO16285.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 24-APR-1988, OS/81016 V 092-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16286.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 13-SEP-1982, OS/82203 V 058-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16287.

<4> National Monuments Record, 15-APR-2002, NMR 21628/17, 19-20 (NMR ST9803/5-7) (Aerial Photograph). SDO16277.

Record last edited

Sep 19 2018 11:02AM