Monument record MDO45058 - Iron Age Irregular enclosure, Gussage All Saints

An irregular enclosure visible as a cropmark on air photographs. Circa 1.2 hectares in extent, the enclosure features an east facing entrance. The ditched facade flanking the entrance features a triple line of ditches, squared off at the entrance; itself producing a well-defined "funnel" approach. The remainder of the enclosure circuit is represented by a single ditch only. Pits are visible as cropmark features within the enclosed area. By analogy with other sites in the vicinity, the site is assumed to be of Iron Age date.

SU 005115. Irregular enclosure, area 1.2 ha., visible on air photographs. Triple ditches, photographed by Mr M. Green, seen flanking entrance and E side only. <2-3>

<1> Wainwright, G J, 1979, Gussage All Saints. An Iron Age Settlement in Dorset, 180 (Monograph). SDO14247.

<2> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke, 90, 92, Gussage All Saints 65 (Monograph). SWX800.

<3> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 27, Gussage All Saints 65 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<3.1> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, CUCAP OAPs ANC 49-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19015.

<3.2> National Monuments Record, NMR OAPs SU 0011/15-16 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19016.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 868717 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jul 3 2023 3:51PM