Monument record MDO43585 - Field system, Blandford St Mary

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Summary

Cropmarks of an Iron Age or Romano British field system.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Field system taken from air photographs in 1949 by :- R J C Atkinson. <1>

Centred ST 877036. This field system appears to have been ploughed out; the area was under the plough at the time of investigation. Probably of Iron Age/Romano-British type. <2>

Vague and indistinct traces of field system on APs. <3>.


<1> 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 Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 05-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1095-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17784.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205614 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49).
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 05-NOV-54.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1095-6.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205614.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8773 0351 (432m by 421m)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Blandford St Mary; Dorset
Civil Parish Charlton Marshall; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 2
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205614

Record last edited

Jul 3 2023 4:00PM

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