Monument record MDO4469 - Prehistoric field system, Milton Abbas

Field systems. Taken from Air photos in Jan-March 1949., 1>

A (ST 78089985) B (ST 77850125) C (ST 78050012). A. Celtic fields in the form of large platforms defined by heavy scarps banked on the inside forming fields of irregular shapes. B. RCHM extension, fields plainly visible. C. An irregular shaped mound. A sunken lane crosses the area of A but it is obviously later than the fields. <2>

Centred at ST 781007. An extensive field system of Iron Age/Romano- British type, visible on air photographs. Most of the area is arable, and the system has been so ploughed that except for areas A and B, mentioned above, the lynchet and field banks are poorly defined and scattered. In the areas at A and B fairly well defined small irregular fields are visible under grass. The area about C was under crops when investigated, and the mound mentioned in Authy 2 was not seen. <3>

Aerial photographs taken in 2015 as part of the Historic England Reconnaissance Recording programme show a number of the boundaries making up the northern part of the field system described above, particularly to the south-east of Newton Farm centred at ST 7783 0149, visible as earthwork banks. <4>

<1> Atkinson, R J C, 1949, spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49) (Map). SWX1583.

<2> RCHM Mss file (Unpublished document). SWX2467.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 30-AUG-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3.1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4358 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17622.

<3.2> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4359 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17645.

<4> Historic England, 01-OCT-2015, HEA 29588_043 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17617.

01-OCT-2015

<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 334 (Monograph). SDO136.

<6> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 882067 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. Bramblecombe Earthworks, Dorset: Taped to keep it together, scale also taped on. Bibliographic References : 1) Celtic Field Gp (48).

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 883063 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. `Celtic' Field Remains, Dorset: Publication proof, scored on acetate, 309 written on the bottom near the site name. Inscription: 'Celtic' Field remains around Bramblecombe, Cheselbourne and nearby areas of Hilton, Milbourne and Milton Abbas. Southern part of Group 48.Bibliographic References : 1) Pt 2, Gp (48) Blocks (ii) and (iii)2) Field Gp (48)

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, RCH01/096 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME Inventory. Dorset III (Central): A large collection of archive relating to the RCHME Dorset Inventory Volume III, published in 1970. It contains field surveys and excavation archive. Parish files containing original surveys have been given child collection status.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 201852 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Feb 14 2022 3:36PM