Monument record MDO427 - Iron Age field system on Fordington Down, Bradford Peverell
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Summary
In 1970 the RCHME recorded that traces of 'Celtic' fields, mutilated by a system of strip-fields and modern ploughing, cover some 300 acres on Fordington Down but formerly extended in all directions.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 624 (Monograph). SDO150.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1963, Monuments Threatened or Destroyed. A Select List: 1956-1962, 14 (Monograph). SDO12558.
‘FORDINGTON DOWN [SY 667907]
Romano-British settlements, previously unrecorded, surrounded by ‘Celtic’ fields partly overlaid by strip fields; about 60 acres considered. (Dorset Nat. Hist. and Arch. Soc., Procs., 78 (1956), 80-1).’
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 624.
- <2> SDO12558 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1963. Monuments Threatened or Destroyed. A Select List: 1956-1962. 14.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 662 917 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Bradford Peverell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 023
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 38
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ancient Field Group 2
Record last edited
Jul 19 2024 4:46PM
