Monument record MDO44992 - Later prehistoric settlement and enclosures, New Road, Bryanston

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Summary

A settlement complex of ditched enclosures and associated linear features is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the north (and south) of New Road, Bryanston. The features cover an area of 15 hectares; they are likely to be later prehistoric or Roman in date and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.

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Full Description

A settlement complex of ditched enclosures and associated linear features is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the north (and south) of New Road, Bryanston (Ordnance Survey 1984; NMR 1995; HEA 2015). The features cover an area of 1.5 hectares; they are likely to be later prehistoric or Roman in date and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.


National Monuments Record, 05-SEP-1995, NMR 15404/13 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18995.

Historic England Archive, 07-SEP-2015, HEA 29670/004 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18996.

Ordnance Survey, 13-APR-1984, OS/84023 V 8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18930.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2022, 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422 (Machine readable data file). SDO21760.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 13-APR-1984. OS/84023 V 8.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 05-SEP-1995. NMR 15404/13.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 07-SEP-2015. HEA 29670/004.
  • ---XY Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #648122 ; #648123 ; #648124 ; #648125 ; #648126 ; #648127 ; #648128 ; #648129 ; #648130 ; #648131 ; #648132 ; #648133 ; #648134 ; #648135 ; #648136 ; #648137 ; #648138 ; #648139 ; #648147 ; #648148 ; #648353 ; #648354 ; #648355 ; #648356 ; #648357 ; #648358 ; #648580 ; #648581 ; #648582 ; #648583 ; #665127 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8676 0629 (637m by 413m) (32 map features)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Bryanston; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868675

Record last edited

Oct 16 2026 1:11PM

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