Monument record MDO43594 - Field system, Blandford St Mary, Charlton Marshall

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Summary

Celtic field system.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Area ST 885040. Field system and crop-mark of site of possible single-ditched enclosure. <1>

SE of Higher Buildings at ST 886038 in an area otherwise without any such sign, air photographs taken by J R Boyden <2.1> show a possible enclosure and track among traces of 'Celtic' fields which cover some 15 acres of W sloping ground. Not visible on RAF air photographs. <2-3>


<1> John Boyden, 1973, Aerial photograph taken by John Boyden, 64 (Aerial Photograph). SDO98.

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 346 (Monograph). SDO136.

<2.1> National Monuments Record, 11-JUL-2003, NMR ST 8808/1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17793.

<3> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1095-6, 1096 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17784.

<3.1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1097 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17792.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 1973. Aerial photograph taken by John Boyden. 64.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 346.
  • <2.1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 11-JUL-2003. NMR ST 8808/1.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1095-6. 1096.
  • <3.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1097.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8855 0399 (540m by 662m)
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 35
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205703

Record last edited

Jul 3 2023 4:03PM

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