Monument record MDO43838 - Later prehistoric enclosures, Pamphill

Two conjoined enclosures of probable later prehistoric date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

Two conjoined enclosures of probable later prehistoric date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (1-2) and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. An oval ditched enclosure (80m by 55m) abuts or is cut by the northwest corner of the enclosure described in MDO5869. Traces of an internal bank are visible as a slight earthwork on lidar imagery (3). This enclosure appears to be conjoined with a second smaller enclosure (70m by 20m) on it's northwest side. Both enclosures are cut by (and therefore predate) the linear earthwork described in MDO5910.

<1> J R Boyden, 01-APR-1966, JRB 10/39 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18091.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 13-SEP-1982, OS/82203 V 125 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18086.

<3> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

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Jul 21 2022 10:16AM