Monument record MDO46529 - Later prehistoric field boundaries and enclosures, Winterborne Kingston

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Summary

A small complex of linear features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the south of Muston Down, Winterborne Kingston. The features are likely to be fragments of later prehistoric field boundaries and enclosures, possibly part of a settlement associated with the field system MDO455699 within which it sits. The features were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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Full Description

A small complex of linear features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the south of Muston Down, Winterborne Kingston <1-2>. The features are likely to be fragments of later prehistoric field boundaries and enclosures, possibly part of a settlement associated with the field system MDO455699 within which it sits. The features were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.


<1> National Monuments Record, 10-APR-1980, NMR 1743/444-447 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19942.

<2> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2349 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19943.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 10-APR-1980. NMR 1743/444-447.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2349.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8621 9951 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Kingston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455823

Record last edited

Jul 4 2023 8:26PM

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