Monument record MDO45554 - Prehistoric field system, Tarrant Hinton

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Summary

An Iron Age/Romano-British field system visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

FIELD SYSTEMS:- Taken from Air photos in January - March. 1949 by:- R.J.C. Atkinson. [Centred at ST 92401165]. <1>

IA/RB Field System consisting of lynchets and field-banks in typical rectangular pattern. [Area centred ST 92471140] Under plough and crop. Faintly visible. Lynchets 0.6m high at ST 92321148. [Area centred ST 92321172] Under plough and pasture. No positive trace. [ST 92341155] Fence on lynchet type bank 0.3m high. <2>


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

<2> Annotated Record Map 6 inch, G Swatridge. F.1. 5.4.54 (Map). SDO17376.

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/097 RCHME Inventory: Dorset IV (North) (Unpublished document). SDO17498.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210229 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49). 1.3.49.
  • <2> Map: Annotated Record Map 6 inch. G Swatridge. F.1. 5.4.54.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/097 RCHME Inventory: Dorset IV (North).
  • <4>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210229. [Mapped feature: #635081 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9242 1161 (791m by 839m)
Map sheet ST91SW
Civil Parish Tarrant Hinton; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SW 36
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210229

Record last edited

Feb 16 2023 9:42AM

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