Monument record MDO47811 - Post medieval tree enclosure rings, Badbury Rings, Shapwick

During detailed RCHME field survey of the interior of Badbury Rings hillfort in 1993, a possible embanked hut circle was recorded in the SW quadrant, just below a fenced-off section of plantation. The feature is sub-circular in appearance with an internal diameter of 4.8m. The surrounding bank measures up to 5m in width and 0.6m high. No visible entrance was discernible. A full survey report is available in NMR Archives. (1)

Site of hut circle completely obscured by brambles. (2)

<1> Donachie, J D, 1994, RCHME Field Survey Report: Badbury Rings Hillfort, Shapwick, Dorset (Monograph). SDO19358.

<2> Donachie, J D, RCHME Surveyor's comments JDD, 09-Aug-1996 (Verbal communication). SDO20533.

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 1061623 (Index). SDO14738.

Badbury Rings Hillfort (1993)

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 1182419 (Index). SDO14738.

Badbury Rings (1998)/ink survey

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 918802 (Index). SDO14738.

Badbury Rings hillfort (1993)/ink survey

<6> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AF0918785 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME: Badbury Rings, Dorset (1993). RCHME Salisbury surveyed the interior of the Iron Age hillfort in 1993, at the request of the National Trust.Contents : 3 plans, report, correspondence, survey data, computer plot, research material, field check sheetCondition : INTACT

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AF1127432 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME: Badbury Rings, Dorset (1998). The summit area of Badbury Rings was cleared of undergrowth in 1997 by the National Trust and the young conifer plantation was thinned out. The clearance offered the opportunity for the RCHME to complete the large scale survey of the hilltop which proved impractical in 1993 because of the vegetation cover.Contents : 1 plan

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1060444 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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