Monument record MDO43361 - Field System, Cheselbourne, Melcombe Horsey, Piddletrenhide

"Celtic" fields; part of a group extending from Bowdens and Hog Hill south towards Puddletown (see SY 79 NW 11 and 31). Now mostly destroyed, but visible on-air photographs. The Iron Age/Romano-British settlement on Hog Hill (ST 70 SW 57) falls within the field pattern, and a large enclosure west of Lyscome Farm (ST 70 SW 30) appears to be linked to it. <3-5>

Area centred ST 738005 Remains of an extensive though fragmented 'Celtic' field system as noted by RCHM <3> is visible on OS air photographs <6.1-6.2>. <6>

<1> Atkinson, R J C, 1949, spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49) (Map). SWX1583.

(Centred ST 738005) Iron Age/Romano-British field system

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

(Name centred SY 740999) Field System

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 330-331 (Monograph). SDO136.

<4> Royal Air Force, 11-04-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 2364-66 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17578.

<4.1> Royal Air Force, 11-04-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 2367-69 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17577.

<4.2> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4363-4, 4364 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17544.

<4.3> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4365-67, 4365-66 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17536.

<4.4> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 1036 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17579.

<4.5> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 1037-38, 1037 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17541.

<4.6> Royal Air Force, 11-JUN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2150 3159-60 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17580.

<5> National Monuments Record, NMR Monument Record, NMR ST 7400/1/3/4 (Index). SDO9937.

<6> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F1 GB 07-NOV-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<6.1> Ordnance Survey, OS 74/058/116-118 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17581.

<6.2> Ordnance Survey, OS 74/058/119 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17571.

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 881625 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. Dole's Hill Celtic Field Group 45, Dorset: Aerial photographs have been used in order to produce this survey.Bibliographic References : 1) Pt 2, Group (45)

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, RCH01/096 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME Inventory. Dorset III (Central): A large collection of archive relating to the RCHME Dorset Inventory Volume III, published in 1970. It contains field surveys and excavation archive. Parish files containing original surveys have been given child collection status.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 202101 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 7 2022 3:19PM