Monument record MDO45714 - Later prehistoric linear trackway or boundary, Charlton Down, Charlton Marshall

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Summary

A long linear bank and ditched feature is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on Charlton Down. It runs in a roughly NE-WSW direction cutting through the field system described in MDO3673. The features were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM and are considered to be a later prehistoric trackway or linear boundary.

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Full Description

A long linear bank and ditched feature is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on Charlton Down <1-4>. It runs in a roughly NE-WSW direction for over 700m, cutting through the field system described in MDO3673. The features were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM and are considered to be a later prehistoric trackway or linear boundary.


<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

<2> National Monuments Record, 04-SEP-1995, NMR 15399/11 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19513.

<3> National Monuments Record, 04-SEP-1995, NMR 15399/12 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19512.

<4> Historic England Archive, 30-APR-2015, HEA 29572/012 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19495.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-SEP-1995. NMR 15399/11.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-SEP-1995. NMR 15399/12.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 30-APR-2015. HEA 29572/012.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8673 0266 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Charlton Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 009 021
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 31
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 67

Record last edited

Feb 22 2023 7:00PM

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