Monument record MDO49672 - Iron Age or Roman field system,Church Hill, Alton Pancras and Buckland Newton

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Summary

The fragments of a banked field system are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on the north west end of Church Hill, Alton Pancras. The features cover an area of over 18 hectares and are considered likely to be of later prehistroic date; they were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

The fragments of a banked field system are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on the north west end of Church Hill, Alton Pancras. The features cover an area of over 18 hectares and are considered likely to be of later prehistroic date; they were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Environment Agency 2023)


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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7022 0373 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Buckland Newton; Dorset
Civil Parish Alton Pancras; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454677

Record last edited

Nov 27 2025 6:03PM

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