Monument record MDO49640 - Medieval or post medieval woodland boundary, Little Elias Copse, Alton Pancras

A bank and ditched enclosure is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery encircling Little Elias Copse. The bank is internal to the ditch suggesting a defensive structure to keep things out rather than a stock enclosure (see also MDO49704 for a similar enclosure). It is likely to be a medieval or post medieval woodland boundary although its association with a field system potentially originating in the prehistoric period means that an earlier origin cannot be ruled out. The enclosure was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

A bank and ditched enclosure is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery encircling Little Elias Copse. The bank is internal to the ditch suggesting a defensive structure to keep things out rather than a stock enclosure. It is likely to be a medieval or post medieval woodland boundary although its association with a field system potentially originating in the prehistoric period means that an earlier origin cannot be ruled out. The enclosure was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Environment Agency 2021)

<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

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