Monument record MDO46374 - Roman Road from Badbury Rings to Dorchester, Bere Regis

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Summary

A stretch of the Roman Road from Badbury Rings to Dorchester running NE-SW for over 2 km through the parish of Bere Regis. The road is intermittently visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and low earthworks on lidar imagery; it was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM and the Dorset Upper Cern and Piddle AIM Project.

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Type and Period (1)

ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full Description

A stretch of the Roman Road from Badbury Rings to Dorchester running NE-SW for over 2 km through the parish of Bere Regis <1-8>. The road is intermittently visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and low earthworks on lidar imagery; it was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

<1> National Monuments Record, 11-JUL-1989, NMR 4327/33 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19907.

<2> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

<3> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3349-51 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19881.

<4> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4121 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19892.

<5> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4123 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19908.

<6> Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4089 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19909.

<7> Royal Air Force, 20-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/187 RS 4017 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19910.

<8> Google Earth, 01-JAN-2005, Google Earth 2005 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18557.

Sources/Archives (8)

<1> SDO19907 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 11-JUL-1989. NMR 4327/33.
<2> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
<3> SDO19881 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3349-51.
<4> SDO19892 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4121.
<5> SDO19908 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4123.
<6> SDO19909 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4089.
<7> SDO19910 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/187 RS 4017.
<8> SDO18557 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01-JAN-2005. Google Earth 2005.

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Location

Grid reference	SY 8374 9653 (point)
Map sheet	SY89NW
Civil Parish	Bere Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 958209

Record last edited

Aug 6 2024 8:06PM