Monument record MDO48569 - Iron Age/Roman field boundaries, Cheselbourne

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Summary

Fragments of a ditched field system of probable Iron Age or Roman date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs in the vicinity of the enclosures described in MDO848 and MDO46864. They were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project. The features cover an area of over 13 hectares and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project.

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Full Description

Fragments of a ditched field system of probable Iron Age or Roman date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs in the vicinity of the enclosures described in MDO848 and MDO46864 <1-3>. The features cover an area of over 13 hectares and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project.


<1> J R Boyden, 08-JUL-1976, JRB 3302/5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20858.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2016, Unknown ('Cannon Site') Weymouth. Undesignated Site Assessment Report 108280.13 (Unpublished document). SDO20589.

<3> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 02-MAY-1953, CAP 8114/55 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20909.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: J R Boyden. 08-JUL-1976. JRB 3302/5.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2016. Unknown ('Cannon Site') Weymouth. Undesignated Site Assessment Report 108280.13.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. 02-MAY-1953. CAP 8114/55.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7540 9871 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Cheselbourne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 6:40PM

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