Monument record MDO45677 - Prehistoric field system, Chettle, Farnham and Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

Traces of "Celtic" fields recorded as cropmarks on air photographs. The cropmarks are centred at circa ST 962136. Though first noted in 1949, they are not mentioned in either the RCHME Dorset inventory or in the later Bokerley Dyke volume.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Field Systems:- Taken from Air photos in Jan-March 1949 [Centred at ST 96251365]. <1>

No trace of field system. <2>


<1> Atkinson, R J C, Annotated record map 1 to 6 inch scale, Sp.6" 1.3.1949 (Map). SDO18356.

<2> Annotated Record Map 6 inch, Fd 6" (JRigg F.1 12.4.54) (Map). SDO17376.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East) (Monograph). SDO129.

<4> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke, Area Plan 2 (Monograph). SWX800.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210073 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Atkinson, R J C. Annotated record map 1 to 6 inch scale. Sp.6" 1.3.1949.
  • <2> Map: Annotated Record Map 6 inch. Fd 6" (JRigg F.1 12.4.54).
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East).
  • <4> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. Area Plan 2.
  • <5>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210073. [Mapped feature: #635213 ]

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Location

Grid reference ST 9623 1362 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Chettle; Dorset
Civil Parish Farnham; Dorset
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 43
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210073

Record last edited

Feb 22 2023 11:29AM

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