Monument record MDO46410 - Late prehistoric or Roman field boundaries, Bere Down, Bere Regis

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Summary

Fragments of banked field boundaries are visible as earthworks aerial photographs to either side of the Roman Road at Bere Down, Bere Regis. The linears run approximately NE-SW and are considered to be later prehistoric or Roman in date. They cover an area of over 36 hectares and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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Full Description

Fragments of banked field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (Royal Air Force 1945; Royal Air Force 1947) and lidar imagery (Environment Agency 2021) to either side of the Roman Road at Bere Down, Bere Regis <1-4>. The linears run approximately NE-SW and are considered to be later prehistoric or Roman in date. They cover an area of over 36 hectares and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.


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

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

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

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2022, 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422 (Machine readable data file). SDO21760.

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

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3349-51.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RS 4121.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/187 RS 4017.
  • ---XY Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #653347 ; #653360 ; #653361 ; #653362 ; #653363 ; #653364 ; #653365 ; #653953 ; #653954 ; #653955 ; #654001 ; #654002 ; #654003 ; #654004 ; #654005 ; #654006 ; #654008 ; #654009 ; #654344 ; #654345 ; #654346 ; #654347 ; #655561 ; #655563 ; #655564 ; #655565 ; #655568 ; #655569 ; #665856 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8451 9669 (895m by 692m) (30 map features)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Bere Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 2 2026 4:43PM

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