Monument record MDO43646 - Enclosure, Sutton Waldron

A sub-oval enclosure at ST 88271603, 70.0m east to west and 45.0m north to south. <1>

The area is partly grass covered and partly under crop. No visible trace of the feature remains, other than a triangular crop mark, on air photographs. <2-3>

There is no trace of any feature of archaeological significance at this position either on the ground or on current OS air photographs. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 2 Inch, 1765-70 (Map). SDO17759.

I Taylor's Map of Sutton Waldron Downs 1765-70 Approx 7 1/2":1 mile Dorset County Museum

<2> Edwards, D W, Various, Field Investigators Comments DWE, F1 DE 19-JAN-56 (Unpublished document). SDO17870.

<3> Royal Air Force, 27-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2038 4080-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17880.

<4> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F2 GB 23-FEB-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<4.1> Ordnance Survey, 28.8.75, OS 75/371 110-111 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17863.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205920 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 21 2022 3:21PM