Monument record MDO43596 - Ditched Enclosure and Field System, Spetisbury

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Summary

An oval double ditched enclosure probably Late Bronze Age or Iron Age linked in to a surrounding field system and with an internal pit cluster and other settlement evidence was seen as cropmarks on 2007 aerial photography.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An oval double ditched enclosure probably Late Bronze Age or Iron Age linked in to a surrounding field system and with an internal pit cluster and other settlement evidence was seen as cropmarks on 2007 aerial photography. <1> <2> (ST 8921 0135).

The enclosure appears to have an entrance on its north east side and is encircled on the north west by a some sort of field system/enclosure that may include a trackway <2>. Internal cropmarks suggest a large number of pits and possibly at least one ring gully. <1>


<1> 06-JUN-2007, NMR ST 8901/26 (24630/36) (Aerial Photograph). SDO17795.

<2> 06-JUN-2007, NMR ST 8901/22 (24630/32) (Aerial Photograph). SDO17796.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1518226 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 06-JUN-2007. NMR ST 8901/26 (24630/36). ST8901.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 06-JUN-2007. NMR ST 8901/22 (24630/32). ST8901.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1518226.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8921 0135 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Spetisbury; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 65
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1518226

Record last edited

Mar 14 2022 8:22AM

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