Monument record MDO48898 - Prehistorc and medieval field system, Home Eweleaze, Puddletown

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Summary

The remains of an Iron Age or Romano British field system are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on Home Eweleaze, Puddletown. The system has been reused in the medieval period with the earthworks remains of overlying parallel cultivation earthworks. The features cover an area of over 52 hectares and form part of a wider field system described in MDO1911, they were digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Extensive remains of an Iron Age or Romano British field system are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery within Dole's Hill Plantation, Piddletrenthide. The features cover an area of over 23 hectares and form part of a wider field system described in MDO1911, they were digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.<1-3>


<1> Royal Air Force, 20-OCT-1971, RAF/39/3812 V 230 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20974.

<2> Royal Air Force, 11-NOV-1971, RAF/39/3829 V 18 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20973.

<3> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-OCT-1971. RAF/39/3812 V 230.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-NOV-1971. RAF/39/3829 V 18.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference SY 7451 9603 (point)
Map sheet SY79NW
Civil Parish Puddletown; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454677

Record last edited

Oct 22 2024 5:52PM

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