Monument record MDO43577 - Prehistoric field system, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Houghton
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Field systems taken from air photos in 1949 by R J C Atkinson. <1>
‘A’: Centred at ST 814070; 'B': Centred at ST 819063. Two areas of Iron Age/Romano-British type fields, visible on air photograph CPE/UK/2431/4335.
'A' Low field banks and lynchets forming small irregular fields are visible on the ground, under rough pasture and scrub trees.
'B'. This area is almost entirely under crops; only very scattered prominent lynchets are visible. <2>
Traces of Iron Age/Roman-British 'Celtic' fields extend north from Winterborne Stickland. (Shown on RCHM plan to be part of the area 'B' delineated by Authy 2; 'Celtic' fields are not shown as continuing into area 'A' of Authy 2). See also ST 80 NW 23. <3>
Atkinson, R J C, 1949, spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49) (Map). SWX1583.
<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 17-AUG-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 339-41 (Monograph). SDO136.
'GROUP (54): IBBERTON, STURMINSTER [sic OKEFORD] AND WOOLLAND. 'Celtic' fields, now largely destroyed, are traceable over some 70 acres in the E. half of Ibberton and, N., in the nearer parts of Sturminster [sic Okeford] on Bell Hill (ST 797082), and in Woolland on Woolland Hill to 774061. Most of the fields lay between 400 ft. and 800 ft. O.D., on Chalk and Clay-with-flints. There has been considerable disturbance by ploughing in the past. Strip lynchets in Coombe Bottom (Ibberton (10)), themselves over-ploughed, probably impinging on settlement Ibberton (11) and associated 'Celtic' fields. Strip lynchets apparently also lie over 'Cletic' fields on Ibberton Hill at 791072.
The pattern was clearer on South Down from 795064 in the S.W. to just E. of settlement (11) at 807069. Lynchets on the rounded top of the spur were up to 4 ft. high and those on the steep slopes to the S. were up to 15 ft. high. Field sizes were from ¼ acre to 1¼ acres. Air photographs show a stretch of track running between 'Celtic' fields along the shoulder S. of the settlement (CPE/UK 1934: 2170-1). It was continued E. by a long lynchet which was joined by curving scarps to the small enclosure at 80660691, probably part of the settlement. Fields continued in all directions and there are faint indications of a connection with further broken remains in Winterborne Stickland, E. of Sticland Wood (820068) (CPE/UK 1974: 1173-4).
There is no direct relationship to dykes, although a few isolated and disturbed 'Celtic' fields lay N.W. of Woolland (7), N. of Bulbarrow (CPE/UK 1934: 2175), and lynchets lie parallel to, and N. of, Ibberton (13) on Bell Hill.
Other air photographs: CPE/UK 1975: 2025-7 (South Down).'
<3.1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2166-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17773.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205571 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SWX1583 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49).
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-AUG-55.
- <3> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 339-41.
- <3.1> SDO17773 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2166-9.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205571.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred ST 8188 0624 (1042m by 928m) |
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Map sheet | ST80NW |
Civil Parish | Winterborne Houghton; Dorset |
Civil Parish | Winterborne Stickland; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NW 19
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205571
Record last edited
Mar 10 2022 8:54AM