Monument record MDO48901 - Prehistorc field system, Druce Higher Barn, 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 to the east of the farm track running southwards from Druce Higher Barn, Puddletown. The features cover an area of over 51 hectares and are a continuation of that to the west of the track described in MDO48903. These features form part of a wider field system described in MDO1911 and were digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.

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Full Description

The remains of an Iron Age or Romano British field system are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery to the east of the farm track running southwards from Druce Higher Barn, Puddletown. The features cover an area of over 51 hectares and are a continuation of that to the west of the track described in MDO48903. These features form part of a wider field system described in MDO1911 and were digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.<1-4>


<1> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.

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

<3> National Monuments Record, 21-APR-1976, NMR 926/431-38 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21014.

<4> National Monuments Record, 06-SEP-2012, NMR 27597/44 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21013.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-NOV-1971. RAF/39/3829 V 18.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 21-APR-1976. NMR 926/431-38.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-2012. NMR 27597/44.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7477 9714 (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 6:52PM

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