Monument record MDO44396 - Prehistoric or Roman enclosure, East Farm, Bradford Abbas

A prehistoric or Roman enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is defined by ditches enclosing an area measuring 21m by 24m. The south east facing side is convex and has a possible entrance.

A prehistoric or Roman enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is defined by ditches enclosing an area measuring 21m by 24m centred ar ST 5929 1527. The south east facing side is convex. A number of pits in the vicinity of the enclosure could be archaeological or geological in origin. Cropmarks of numerous linear features crossing the enclosure, and the whole of the field, are geological in origin. These are particularly clear on the photographs listed in source 1.

The cropmarks were interpreted and mapped during an English Heritage project on a nearby Roman Camp. All available aerial photographs of this area were examined, including those from the NMR, online sources, and the local HER. Near by, there is a possible Roman villa site, known from excavation and finds, and other finds, ranging in date from the Neolithic through to the Roman period, have been recovered from the field. <1>

<1> Winton, H and Grady, D, 2013, A Roman Camp at Bradford Abbas, Dorset. Aerial Investigation and Mapping (Unpublished document). SDO14940.

<1.1> Ordnance Survey, 13-JUL-1970, NMR OS/70267 428-429 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18536.

<1.2> 01-JUL-1989, NMR ST 5915/1-4 (SOM 13177/12-15) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18535.

<1.3> 28-JUN-2010, NMR ST5915/16-18 (26650/41-43) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18547.

<1.4> Historic England, Externally held archive: Bradford Abbas Roman Camp and Environs Air Photograph Interpretation (Digital archive). SDO17301.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1537749 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 20 2022 4:41PM